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ICD-10 diagnosis code

W26.8 Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified

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W26.8 is the ICD-10 code for Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified. It is a four-character subcategory of W26 (Contact with other sharp object(s)), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block W20–W49 (Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces) in Chapter XX, External causes of morbidity and mortality.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XX · V01–Y98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What W26.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Edge of stiff paper
  • Tin can lid

W26.8 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

W26.8Kontakt med andra vassa föremål - andra specificerade platser

  • W26.80Kontakt med andra vassa föremål - andra specificerade platser - idrott, sport, motion
  • W26.81Kontakt med andra vassa föremål - andra specificerade platser - lek och annan fritidsverksamhet
  • W26.82Kontakt med andra vassa föremål - andra specificerade platser - förvärvsarbete
  • W26.83Kontakt med andra vassa föremål - andra specificerade platser - annan sysselsättning
  • W26.84Kontakt med andra vassa föremål - andra specificerade platser - vitalaktivitet såsom vila, sömn, måltid och personlig hygien
  • W26.88Kontakt med andra vassa föremål - andra specificerade platser - andra specificerade aktiviteter
  • W26.89Kontakt med andra vassa föremål - andra specificerade platser - aktivitet, ospecificerad
FranceICD-10-FR

W26.8Contact avec d'autres objets tranchants, non classé ailleurs

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

W26.8contact met overige scherpe objecten, niet elders geclassificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • W26.8XXAContact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified, initial encounter
  • W26.8XXDContact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter
  • W26.8XXSContact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified, sequela

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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