W46.1XXA CONTACT WITH CONTAMINATED HYPODERMIC NEEDLE, INIT ENCNTR

Code Information

Diagnosis Code: W46.1XXA
Short Description: Contact with contaminated hypodermic needle, init encntr
Long Description: Contact with contaminated hypodermic needle, initial encounter
Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code W46.1XXA is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y99)
- Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
  - Contact with hypodermic needle (W46)

Synonyms

Exposure to body fluid due to accidental needle stick injury
Injury due to assault with used injection needle
Traumatic injury due to assault

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code		ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
W46.1XXA		E920.5	Acc-hypodermic needle

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
W46	Contact with hypodermic needle
W46.0	Contact with hypodermic needle
W46.0XXA	Contact with hypodermic needle, initial encounter
W46.0XXD	Contact with hypodermic needle, subsequent encounter
W46.0XXS	Contact with hypodermic needle, sequela
W46.1	Contact with contaminated hypodermic needle
W46.1XXD	Contact with contaminated hypodermic needle, subsequent encounter
W46.1XXS	Contact with contaminated hypodermic needle, sequela

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2025

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