W89.0
W89.0: Exposure to welding light (arc)
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
W89.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for exposure to welding light (arc). It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W89
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Radiation›arc lamps
- Radiation›welding arc, torch, or light
- Radiation›light sources›welding light
- Radiation›man-made visible light›welding light
- Radiation›ultraviolet›welding light
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead W89.0
3 child codes. Green means billable.