Instruction Source: W45.3XXD
Fishing hook entering through skin, subsequent encounter
Instruction Source: W45.3
Fishing hook entering through skin
Instruction Source: W45
Foreign body or object entering through skin
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- contact with hand tools (nonpowered) (powered) (W27-W29)
- contact with other sharp object(s) (W26.-)
- contact with sharp glass (W25.-)
- struck by objects (W20-W22)
Inclusion Terms
- foreign body or object embedded in skin
- nail embedded in skin
Instruction Source: W20-W49
Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49)
Excludes 1 (Mutually Exclusive)
- assault (X92-Y09)
- contact or collision with animals or persons (W50-W64)
- exposure to inanimate mechanical forces involving military or war operations (Y36.-, Y37.-)
- intentional self-harm (X71-X83)
Instruction Source: V00-Y99
External causes of morbidity
Clinical Notes
- This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88). Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter 20 should be used to provide additional information as to the cause of the condition.