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ICD-10-CM Codes Browse (Tabular) Diagnostic External Drug Neoplasm

W27.3 – Contact with needle (sewing)

Overview

Coding Notes

Active
Non-billable / Non-specific, not valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Type 1 Excludes

contact with hypodermic needle (W46.-)

Back Reference of External Causes

Contact (accidental)
with
needle (sewing) W27.3
tool W27.8
hand (not powered) W27.8
needle (sewing) W27.3

Sibling Codes

Contact with workbench tool
Contact with garden tool
Contact with scissors
Contact with kitchen utensil
Contact with paper-cutter
Contact with other nonpowered hand tool

Parent Sibling Codes

Struck by thrown, projected or falling object
Striking against or struck by sports equipment
Striking against or struck by other objects
Caught, crushed, jammed or pinched in or between objects
Contact with lifting and transmission devices, not elsewhere classified
Contact with sharp glass
Contact with other sharp objects
Contact with nonpowered hand tool
Contact with powered lawn mower
Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery

View in Tabular

Code Title
V00-Y99 External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
W20-W49 Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
W27 Contact with nonpowered hand tool
W27.3 Contact with needle (sewing)
Type 1 Excludes
contact with hypodermic needle (W46.-)