Diagnosis Code

W27.3XXS CONTACT WITH NEEDLE (SEWING), SEQUELA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: W27.3XXS

Short Description: Contact with needle (sewing), sequela

Long Description: Contact with needle (sewing), sequela

The code W27.3XXS is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y99)
    • Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
      • Contact with nonpowered hand tool (W27)
        • W27.3XXS Contact with needle (sewing), sequela

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Accident caused by needle
  • Accident caused by sharp pointed object
  • Accidental needle stick injury
  • Calcinosis cutis
  • Calcinosis following neonatal heel prick injury
  • Needle stick injury of abdomen
  • Needle stick injury of ankle
  • Needle stick injury of axilla
  • Needle stick injury of back
  • Needle stick injury of calf
  • Needle stick injury of cheek
  • Needle stick injury of chest
  • Needle stick injury of dorsum of foot
  • Needle stick injury of dorsum of hand
  • Needle stick injury of ear region
  • Needle stick injury of elbow
  • Needle stick injury of eye region
  • Needle stick injury of face
  • Needle stick injury of face
  • Needle stick injury of face
  • Needle stick injury of finger
  • Needle stick injury of foot
  • Needle stick injury of foot
  • Needle stick injury of foot
  • Needle stick injury of foot
  • Needle stick injury of foot
  • Needle stick injury of forearm
  • Needle stick injury of forehead
  • Needle stick injury of genitalia
  • Needle stick injury of great toe
  • Needle stick injury of groin
  • Needle stick injury of hand
  • Needle stick injury of hand
  • Needle stick injury of hand
  • Needle stick injury of hand
  • Needle stick injury of hand
  • Needle stick injury of head
  • Needle stick injury of head
  • Needle stick injury of head
  • Needle stick injury of head
  • Needle stick injury of head
  • Needle stick injury of head
  • Needle stick injury of head
  • Needle stick injury of head
  • Needle stick injury of head
  • Needle stick injury of heel
  • Needle stick injury of hip
  • Needle stick injury of knee
  • Needle stick injury of lower leg
  • Needle stick injury of mouth
  • Needle stick injury of neck
  • Needle stick injury of neck
  • Needle stick injury of nose
  • Needle stick injury of palm of hand
  • Needle stick injury of pelvic region
  • Needle stick injury of perineum
  • Needle stick injury of shin
  • Needle stick injury of shoulder
  • Needle stick injury of shoulder
  • Needle stick injury of sole of foot
  • Needle stick injury of thigh
  • Needle stick injury of throat
  • Needle stick injury of thumb
  • Needle stick injury of toe
  • Needle stick injury of toe
  • Needle stick injury of trunk
  • Needle stick injury of trunk
  • Needle stick injury of trunk
  • Needle stick injury of trunk
  • Needle stick injury of trunk
  • Needle stick injury of trunk
  • Needle stick injury of trunk
  • Needle stick injury of trunk
  • Needle stick injury of trunk
  • Needle stick injury of upper arm
  • Needle stick injury of wrist
  • Needle stick injury with clean needle
  • Needle stick injury with contaminated needle
  • Needle stick of scalp
  • Open wound foot, plantar
  • Open wound of hand, dorsum
  • Penetrating injury of oral cavity
  • Penetrating wound of abdomen
  • Penetrating wound of neck
  • Penetrating wound of neck
  • Penetrating wound of perineum
  • Puncture wound of abdomen
  • Puncture wound of ankle
  • Puncture wound of axilla
  • Puncture wound of back
  • Puncture wound of calf
  • Puncture wound of cheek
  • Puncture wound of chest
  • Puncture wound of dorsum of foot
  • Puncture wound of dorsum of hand
  • Puncture wound of ear region
  • Puncture wound of elbow
  • Puncture wound of eye region
  • Puncture wound of forearm
  • Puncture wound of forehead
  • Puncture wound of genitalia
  • Puncture wound of great toe
  • Puncture wound of groin
  • Puncture wound of heel
  • Puncture wound of hip
  • Puncture wound of knee
  • Puncture wound of lower leg
  • Puncture wound of lower leg
  • Puncture wound of lower leg
  • Puncture wound of mouth
  • Puncture wound of neck
  • Puncture wound of neck
  • Puncture wound of nose
  • Puncture wound of palm of hand
  • Puncture wound of pelvic region
  • Puncture wound of perineum
  • Puncture wound of scalp
  • Puncture wound of shin
  • Puncture wound of shoulder
  • Puncture wound of shoulder
  • Puncture wound of sole of foot
  • Puncture wound of thigh
  • Puncture wound of throat
  • Puncture wound of thumb
  • Puncture wound of toe
  • Puncture wound of toe
  • Puncture wound of upper arm
  • Puncture wound of wrist
  • Sewing needle in finger
  • Sewing needle in hand
  • Sewing needle in hand
  • Sewing needle wound
  • Sewing needle wound
  • Sewing needle wound

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
W27.3XXS Right Arrow E929.8 Late eff accident NEC

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.

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ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
W27 Contact with nonpowered hand tool
W27.0 Contact with workbench tool
W27.0XXA Contact with workbench tool, initial encounter
W27.0XXD Contact with workbench tool, subsequent encounter
W27.0XXS Contact with workbench tool, sequela
W27.1 Contact with garden tool
W27.1XXA Contact with garden tool, initial encounter
W27.1XXD Contact with garden tool, subsequent encounter
W27.1XXS Contact with garden tool, sequela
W27.2 Contact with scissors
W27.2XXA Contact with scissors, initial encounter
W27.2XXD Contact with scissors, subsequent encounter
W27.2XXS Contact with scissors, sequela
W27.3 Contact with needle (sewing)
W27.3XXA Contact with needle (sewing), initial encounter
W27.3XXD Contact with needle (sewing), subsequent encounter
W27.4 Contact with kitchen utensil
W27.4XXA Contact with kitchen utensil, initial encounter
W27.4XXD Contact with kitchen utensil, subsequent encounter
W27.4XXS Contact with kitchen utensil, sequela
W27.5 Contact with paper-cutter
W27.5XXA Contact with paper-cutter, initial encounter
W27.5XXD Contact with paper-cutter, subsequent encounter
W27.5XXS Contact with paper-cutter, sequela
W27.8 Contact with other nonpowered hand tool
W27.8XXA Contact with other nonpowered hand tool, initial encounter
W27.8XXD Contact with other nonpowered hand tool, subsequent encounter
W27.8XXS Contact with other nonpowered hand tool, sequela


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