W89.8

W89.8: Exposure to other man-made visible and ultraviolet light

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

W89.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for exposure to other man-made visible and ultraviolet light. 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

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above W89.8

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

Written on W89: Exposure to man-made visible and ultraviolet light

exposure to sunlight (X32)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Exposure›sunlight›man-made(sun lamp)
Radiation›light sources›specified NEC
Radiation›man-made visible light›specified NEC
Radiation›ultraviolet›specified NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead W89.8

3 child codes. Green means billable.