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ICD-10 diagnosis code

W46 Contact with hypodermic needle

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W46 is the ICD-10 code for Contact with hypodermic needle. It is a three-character category that is not subdivided further. It belongs to the block W20–W49 (Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces) in Chapter XX, External causes of morbidity and mortality.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
XX · V01–Y98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

W46 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

W46Kontakt med injektionsnål

  • W46.0Kontakt med injektionsnål - bostad och bostadsområde
  • W46.1Kontakt med injektionsnål - institutionellt boende
  • W46.2Kontakt med injektionsnål - skola, annan institution och offentlig lokal
  • W46.3Kontakt med injektionsnål - idrotts- och sportanläggning
  • W46.4Kontakt med injektionsnål - gata och väg
  • W46.5Kontakt med injektionsnål - butiks-, handels- eller serviceområde
  • W46.6Kontakt med injektionsnål - industriområde, byggarbetsplats
  • W46.7Kontakt med injektionsnål - lantbruksområde
  • and 2 more national subcodes
FinlandICD-10-FI

W46Hypodermiseen neulaan liittyvä tapaturma (neulanpistotapaturma)

FranceICD-10-FR

W46Contact avec aiguille à usage médical [aiguille hypodermique]

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

W46contact met injectienaald

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • W46.0XXAContact with hypodermic needle, initial encounter
  • W46.0XXDContact with hypodermic needle, subsequent encounter
  • W46.0XXSContact with hypodermic needle, sequela
  • W46.1XXAContact with contaminated hypodermic needle, initial encounter
  • W46.1XXDContact with contaminated hypodermic needle, subsequent encounter
  • W46.1XXSContact with contaminated hypodermic needle, 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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