W26.8
Billable codeContact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified
The ICD-10 code for contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified is W26.8.
Clinical notes
Also known as
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- Contact with tin can lid
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- W26.0Contact with knife
- W26.1Contact with sword or dagger
- W26.2Contact with edge of stiff paper
- W26.9Contact with unspecified sharp object(s)
- W26.8Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified