W60.XXXA — Contact with nonvenomous plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves, initial encounter
Is W60.XXXA billable?
Yes — W60.XXXA is billable for FY2027. W60.XXXA is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. W60.XXXA may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
W60.XXXA at a glance
| Code | W60.XXXA |
|---|---|
| Description | Contact with nonvenomous plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves, initial encounter |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is W60.XXXA listed in the External Cause Index?
The External Cause of Injuries Index lists these routes under W60, the nearest indexed parent of W60.XXXA. This is a separate index from the Alphabetic Index and is where external cause codes are looked up.
- 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.XXXA 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.XXXA 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.-)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from W60
The conditions below can never be reported together with W60.XXXA 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-)
How long has W60.XXXA existed?
W60.XXXA 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.