W46.0
Contact with hypodermic needle
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where W46.0 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- W46 Parent Contact with hypodermic needle
- W46.0 This code Contact with hypodermic needle
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.
Inclusion Terms
Hypodermic needle stick NOS
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W46
Inherited from W46 — Contact with hypodermic needle
More Specific Codes
3 codes under W46.0
Version History
How W46.0 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentContact with hypodermic needle
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedContact with hypodermic needle
Related Codes
Other codes under W46
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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