Diagnosis Code

W60 CONTACT W NONVENOM PLANT THORNS AND SPINES AND SHARP LEAVES


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: W60

Short Description: Contact w nonvenom plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves

Long Description: Contact with nonvenomous plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves

The code W60 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y99)
    • Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64)
      • Contact w nonvenom plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves (W60)
        • W60 Contact w nonvenom plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code W60 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • 7th Characters:
    • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code @W60*
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • Contact with venomous plants (@T63.7*-)

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
W60.XXXA Contact with nonvenomous plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves, initial encounter
W60.XXXD Contact with nonvenomous plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves, subsequent encounter
W60.XXXS Contact with nonvenomous plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves, sequela


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023