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W26.0

Contact with knife

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

W26W26.0

Chapter: 20. External causes of morbidity

Section: W20-W49 - Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with W26.0

  • W29.1 - contact with electric knife (W29.1)

Specific Codes (3)

W26.0XXABillable

Contact with knife, initial encounter

W26.0XXDBillable

Contact with knife, subsequent encounter

W26.0XXSBillable

Contact with knife, sequela

Related Codes

W26.1Category

Contact with sword or dagger

W26.2Category

Contact with edge of stiff paper

W26.8Category

Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified

W26.9Category

Contact with unspecified sharp object(s)

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