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W45.0XXD

W45.0XXD: Nail entering through skin, subsequent encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

W45.0XXD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nail entering through skin, subsequent encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check W45.0XXD 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 W45

A
initial encounter
D
subsequent encounter
S
sequela

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above W45.0XXD

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

Written on W45: Foreign body or object entering through skin

  • contact with hand tools (nonpowered) (powered) (W27-W29)
  • contact with other sharp object(s) (W26.-)
  • contact with sharp glass (W25.-)
  • struck by objects (W20-W22)

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 W45.0

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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