W60 — Contact with nonvenomous plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves
Is W60 billable?
No — W60 is a non-billable header code. W60 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath W60.
Billable codes under this header
W60 at a glance
| Code | W60 |
|---|---|
| Description | Contact with nonvenomous plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is W60 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to W60 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Contact › with › plant thorns, spines, sharp leaves or other mechanisms (accidental)
- Puncture, puncturing › by › plant thorns, spines, sharp leaves or other mechanisms NEC
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with W60 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- Contact with venomous plants (T63.7-)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from W50-W64
The conditions below can never be reported together with W60 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants (T63.-)
What codes fall under W60? (3)
How long has W60 existed?
W60 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.