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ICD-10 code W45

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W45

Foreign body or object entering through skin

ICD-10 code W45 for Foreign body or object entering through skin

Excludes2: contact with hand tools (nonpowered) (powered) (W27-W29)
contact with knife, sword or dagger (W26.-)
contact with sharp glass (W25.-)
struck by objects (W20-W22)
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W45
A - initial encounter
D - subsequent encounter
S - sequela
W45.0
Nail entering through skin
W45.1
Paper entering through skin
W45.2
Lid of can entering through skin
W45.8
Other foreign body or object entering through skin
ICD-10
ATC
ICD-10 International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision
ICD-10

ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO).

It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases.

ATC

The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification System is used for the classification of active ingredients of drugs according to the organ or system on which they act and their therapeutic, pharmacological and chemical properties.

It is controlled by the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology (WHOCC).

DDD

The defined daily dose (DDD) is a statistical measure of drug consumption, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO).

It is used to standardize the comparison of drug usage between different drugs or between different health care environments.

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