ICD-10-CM Code W89
Exposure to man-made visible and ultraviolet light
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code W89 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of W89 that describes the diagnosis 'exposure to man-made visible and ultraviolet light' in more detail.
Coding Notes for W89 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Exposure to welding light (arc)
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Exposure to sunlight - instead, use Code X32
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7th Character Extension Notes:
What is 7th Character Extension?
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More Info - The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category See Code W89
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for place of occurrence
- This is an external cause code for use in a secondary position
ICD-10-CM External Cause Index References for 'W89 - Exposure to man-made visible and ultraviolet light'
The ICD-10-CM External Cause Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code W89. Click on any term below to browse the external cause index.