Is W60.XXXS a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. W60.XXXS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does W60.XXXS sit in the tabular list?

External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64).

What cannot be coded together with W60.XXXS?

W60.XXXS carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

W60.XXXS

W60.XXXS — Contact with nonvenomous plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

W60.XXXS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for contact with nonvenomous plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.

7th character "S" — sequela

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code W60

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 venomous plants (T63.7-)

Risk adjustment

W60.XXXS does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share W60. If W60.XXXS is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about W60.XXXS

Is W60.XXXS a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. W60.XXXS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does W60.XXXS sit in the tabular list?: External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64).
What cannot be coded together with W60.XXXS?: W60.XXXS carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.