W46.0XXA
W46.0XXA: Contact with hypodermic needle, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
W46.0XXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for contact with hypodermic needle, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check W46.0XXA 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 W46
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Hypodermic needle stick NOS
Other codes that can never be billed with W46.0XXA
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
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.