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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

W46.0XXA

Contact with hypodermic needle, initial encounter

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where W46.0XXA sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. W46 Contact with hypodermic needle
  2. W46.0 Parent Contact with hypodermic needle
  3. W46.0XXA This code Contact with hypodermic needle, initial encounter

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.

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W46

Inherited from W46 — Contact with hypodermic needle

7th Character

A - initial encounter

Inherited from W46 — Contact with hypodermic needle

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

Inherited from W46 — Contact with hypodermic needle

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from W46 — Contact with hypodermic needle

Version History

How W46.0XXA appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Contact with hypodermic needle, initial encounter

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Contact with hypodermic needle, initial encounter

Related Codes

Other codes under W46.0

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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