Contact with hypodermic needle (W46)

• ICD-10 Index

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y98)

    • Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)

      • Contact with hypodermic needle (W46)

        • W46 - Contact with hypodermic needle NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • W46.0 - Contact with hypodermic needle NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • W46.0XXA - Contact with hypodermic needle, initial encounter BILLABLE CODE
        • W46.0XXD - Contact with hypodermic needle, subsequent encounter BILLABLE CODE
        • W46.0XXS - Contact with hypodermic needle, sequela BILLABLE CODE
        • W46.1 - Contact with contaminated hypodermic needle NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • W46.1XXA - Contact with contaminated hypodermic needle, init encntr BILLABLE CODE
        • W46.1XXD - Contact with contaminated hypodermic needle, subs encntr BILLABLE CODE
        • W46.1XXS - Contact with contaminated hypodermic needle, sequela BILLABLE CODE

Instructional Notations

7th Character Note 7th Character Note
Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W46

7th Character 7th Character
Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.

• A - initial encounter
• D - subsequent encounter
• S - sequela