W45.3
Fishing hook entering through skin
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where W45.3 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- W45 Parent Foreign body or object entering through skin
- W45.3 This code Fishing hook 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
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
More Specific Codes
3 codes under W45.3
Version History
How W45.3 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentFishing hook entering through skin
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedFishing hook entering through skin
Related Codes
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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