W26 Contact with other sharp objects
ICD-10-CM category W26 sits in Chapter 20 (External causes of morbidity, V00-Y99). It contains 15 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.
Subcategories
W26.0 Contact with knifeW26.1 Contact with sword or daggerW26.2 Contact with edge of stiff paperW26.8 Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classifiedW26.9 Contact with unspecified sharp object(s)
Billable codes in W26
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
W26.0XXA | Contact with knife, initial encounter |
W26.0XXD | Contact with knife, subsequent encounter |
W26.0XXS | Contact with knife, sequela |
W26.1XXA | Contact with sword or dagger, initial encounter |
W26.1XXD | Contact with sword or dagger, subsequent encounter |
W26.1XXS | Contact with sword or dagger, sequela |
W26.2XXA | Contact with edge of stiff paper, initial encounter |
W26.2XXD | Contact with edge of stiff paper, subsequent encounter |
W26.2XXS | Contact with edge of stiff paper, sequela |
W26.8XXA | Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified, initial encounter |
W26.8XXD | Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter |
W26.8XXS | Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified, sequela |
W26.9XXA | Contact with unspecified sharp object(s), initial encounter |
W26.9XXD | Contact with unspecified sharp object(s), subsequent encounter |
W26.9XXS | Contact with unspecified sharp object(s), sequela |
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