W26.8XXD

W26.8XXD: Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

W26.8XXD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check W26.8XXD with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "D": subsequent encounter

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

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Contact with tin can lid

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above W26.8XXD

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.