W26: Contact with other sharp objects

Codes under W26 (Contact with other sharp objects). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.

Code	Description	Billable
W26.0	Contact with knife	—
W26.0XXA	Contact with knife, initial encounter	✓
W26.0XXD	Contact with knife, subsequent encounter	✓
W26.0XXS	Contact with knife, sequela	✓
W26.1	Contact with sword or dagger	—
W26.1XXA	Contact with sword or dagger, initial encounter	✓
W26.1XXD	Contact with sword or dagger, subsequent encounter	✓
W26.1XXS	Contact with sword or dagger, sequela	✓
W26.2	Contact with edge of stiff paper	—
W26.2XXA	Contact with edge of stiff paper, initial encounter	✓
W26.2XXD	Contact with edge of stiff paper, subsequent encounter	✓
W26.2XXS	Contact with edge of stiff paper, sequela	✓
W26.8	Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified	—
W26.8XXA	Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified, initial encounter	✓
W26.8XXD	Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter	✓
W26.8XXS	Contact with other sharp object(s), not elsewhere classified, sequela	✓
W26.9	Contact with unspecified sharp object(s)	—
W26.9XXA	Contact with unspecified sharp object(s), initial encounter	✓
W26.9XXD	Contact with unspecified sharp object(s), subsequent encounter	✓
W26.9XXS	Contact with unspecified sharp object(s), sequela	✓

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