ICD-10: W45

Foreign body or object entering through skin

Clinical Information

Includes

  • nail embedded in skin
  • foreign body or object embedded in skin

Coding Guidelines

Excludes 2

  • contact with sharp glass (W25.-)
  • contact with hand tools (nonpowered) (powered) (W27-W29)
  • struck by objects (W20-W22)
  • contact with other sharp object(s) (W26.-)

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