W60 Contact with nonvenomous plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• Contact with venomous plants (T63.7-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code W60

7th character required

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

Applies from W60 Contact with nonvenomous plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves

Excludes1 (never code together)

• Contact with venomous plants (T63.7-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code W60

7th character required

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

Diagnosis Index entries for W60

• Contact (accidental) › with › plant thorns, spines, sharp leaves or other mechanisms
• Puncture, puncturing › by › plant thorns, spines, sharp leaves or other mechanisms NEC

Nearby codes

• W60 Contact with nonvenomous plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves (this code)
• 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