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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

W49.01XS

Hair causing external constriction, sequela

Release
FY 2027
Effective

Hierarchy

Where W49.01XS sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. W49 Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces
  2. W49.0 Item causing external constriction
  3. W49.01 Parent Hair causing external constriction
  4. W49.01XS This code Hair causing external constriction, sequela

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

exposure to abnormal gravitational [G] forces

Inherited from W49 — Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces

Includes

exposure to inanimate mechanical forces NEC

Inherited from W49 — Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces

Excludes1

exposure to inanimate mechanical forces involving military or war operations ( Y36 .-, Y37 .-)

Inherited from W49 — Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W49

Inherited from W49 — Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces

7th Character

A - initial encounter

Inherited from W49 — Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

Inherited from W49 — Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from W49 — Exposure to other inanimate mechanical forces

Version History

How W49.01XS appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Hair causing external constriction, sequela

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Hair causing external constriction, sequela

Other codes under W49.01

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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