W26.0XXABillable
Contact with knife (initial encounter)
Extension type: Initial encounter
Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity
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- •contact with electric knife (W29.1)
Billable Code
W26.0XXA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Referenced in Diagnoses
Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation
View documentation for contact with knife
contact with knife
View TemplatesContact with Knife
View documentation for cut with knife
cut with knife
View TemplatesLaceration due to Knife
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
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From W26.0:
- •contact with electric knife (W29.1)
Notes
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Notes
From V00-Y99:
- •This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88). Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter 20 should be used to provide additional information as to the cause of the condition.