W45.0XXA
W45.0XXA: Nail entering through skin, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
W45.0XXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nail entering through skin, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check W45.0XXA with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W45
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above W45.0XXA
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
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.