W27.3 Contact with needle (sewing)

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• contact with hypodermic needle (W46.-)

Applies from W27 Contact with nonpowered hand tool

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W27

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Code annotations containing back-references to W27.3

Back-references to W27

• Type 1 Excludes: W23 Caught, crushed, jammed or pinched in or between objects ("injury caused by cutting or piercing instruments (W25-W27)")
• Type 1 Excludes: W23 Caught, crushed, jammed or pinched in or between objects ("injury caused by nonpowered hand tools (W27.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: W29 Contact with other powered hand tools and household machinery ("contact with nonpowered hand tool (W27.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: W45 Foreign body or object entering through skin ("contact with hand tools (nonpowered) (powered) (W27-W29)")

Diagnosis Index entries for W27.3

• Contact (accidental) › with › needle (sewing)
• Contact (accidental) › with › tool › hand (not powered) › needle (sewing)

Nearby codes

• 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) (this code)
• W27.3XXA Contact with needle (sewing), initial encounter
• W27.3XXD Contact with needle (sewing), subsequent encounter
• W27.3XXS Contact with needle (sewing), sequela
• W27.4 Contact with kitchen utensil
• W27.4XXA Contact with kitchen utensil, initial encounter