Category: W45 - Foreign body or object entering through skin
Chapter Notes
Section Notes
Foreign body or object entering through skin
foreign body or object embedded in skin
nail embedded in skin
contact with hand tools (nonpowered) (powered) (W27-W29)
contact with other sharp object(s) (W26.-)
contact with sharp glass (W25.-)
struck by objects (W20-W22)
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W45
A
initial encounter
D
subsequent encounter
S
sequela
Nail entering through skin
Other foreign body or object entering through skin
Splinter in skin NOS
