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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

W45.0

Nail entering through skin

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where W45.0 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. W45 Parent Foreign body or object entering through skin
  2. W45.0 This code Nail entering through skin

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Includes

foreign body or object embedded in skin

Inherited from W45 — Foreign body or object entering through skin

Includes

nail embedded in skin

Inherited from W45 — Foreign body or object entering through skin

Excludes2

contact with hand tools (nonpowered) (powered) (W27-W29)

Inherited from W45 — Foreign body or object entering through skin

Excludes2

contact with other sharp object(s) ( W26 .-)

Inherited from W45 — Foreign body or object entering through skin

Excludes2

contact with sharp glass ( W25 .-)

Inherited from W45 — Foreign body or object entering through skin

Excludes2

struck by objects (W20-W22)

Inherited from W45 — Foreign body or object entering through skin

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W45

Inherited from W45 — Foreign body or object entering through skin

7th Character

A - initial encounter

Inherited from W45 — Foreign body or object entering through skin

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

Inherited from W45 — Foreign body or object entering through skin

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from W45 — Foreign body or object entering through skin

More Specific Codes

3 codes under W45.0

Version History

How W45.0 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Nail entering through skin

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Nail entering through skin

Related Codes

Other codes under W45

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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