AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2025 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-CM Codes

External Cause of Injury Codes for Other Sharp Object Entering in or Through a Natural Orifice and Fishing Hook Entering Through Skin

Code W44.H9-, Other sharp object entering into or through a natural orifice, was created for capturing other specified sharp objects entering in or through a natural orifice that are not captured in the existing codes.Code W45.3-, Fishing hook entering through skin, was created to capture instances in which a fishing hook is embedded in the skin.Seventh characters are added to report the episode of care. ...

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