What is the ICD 10 code for needle stick injury?
Contact with contaminated hypodermic needle, initial encounter. W46. 1XXA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
How do you code a needlestick injury?
If you type “puncture wound” into 3M it will lead to 883.0 (open wound of fingers, without complication). A puncture from a needle is still making an open wound as it is puncturing through the skin. I code 883.0 with the correct E-codes and if it is stated the person was exposed to body fluids I also code V15. 85.
What is the diagnosis for accidental needle stick injury?
Accidental needle stick; Accidental needle stick injury ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W46.1XXA [convert to ICD-9-CM] Contact with contaminated hypodermic needle, initial encounter Contact with contaminated hypodermic needle, init encntr; Accidental needle stick with exposure to body fluids; Open wound by needle stick, with body fluid exposure
How to code an open wound from a needle stick?
needle stick If you type “puncture wound” into 3M it will lead to 883.0 (open wound of fingers, without complication). A puncture from a needle is still making an open wound as it is puncturing through the skin. I code 883.0 with the correct E-codes and if it is stated the person was exposed to body fluids I also code V15.85.
What is the ICD 9 cm code for an open wound?
Open wound by needle stick, with body fluid exposure. Applies To. Contaminated needle. Needle stick. E920.4. ICD9Data.com. E920.8. ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM E920.5 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare.
What’s the correct code for a needle puncture?
A puncture from a needle is still making an open wound as it is puncturing through the skin. I code 883.0 with the correct E-codes and if it is stated the person was exposed to body fluids I also code V15.85. Click to expand…