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W26.0XXS

W26.0XXS: Contact with knife, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

W26.0XXS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for contact with knife, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check W26.0XXS with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "S": sequela

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W26

A
initial encounter
D
subsequent encounter
S
sequela

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

  • contact with electric knife (W29.1)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above W26.0XXS

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on W26.0: Contact with knife

  • contact with electric knife (W29.1)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above W26.0XXS

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on W26: Contact with other sharp objects

  • sharp object(s) embedded in skin (W45.-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under W26.0

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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