W26.0⚠ Requires 7th Character

Contact with knife

⚠ 7th Character Required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W26

This code is not valid for billing without a 7th character. Append one of the following to W26.0:

Ainitial encounterW26.0XXADsubsequent encounterW26.0XXDSsequelaW26.0XXS

Sub-codes of W26.0(3)

W26.0 is a non-billable header. Select a sub-code to bill.

W26.0AContact with knife, initial encounter✓ BillableW26.0DContact with knife, subsequent encounter✓ BillableW26.0SContact with knife, sequela✓ Billable

Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)

These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to W26.0 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.

Contact (accidental), with, knife

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •contact with electric knife (W29.1)

Code Hierarchy

┌20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)├W20-W49Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)├W26Contact with other sharp objects
└W26.0Contact with knife

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