W27.5

The ICD-10-CM code for contact with paper-cutter is W27.5. The full clinical description is "Contact with paper-cutter". W27.5 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code W27.5 represents “Contact with paper-cutter”. It is classified under Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, W27.5 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 3 child codes under W27.5.

W27.5 is in Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity (codes V00-Y99).

W27.5 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: assault (X92-Y09); contact or collision with animals or persons (W50-W64); exposure to inanimate mechanical forces involving military or war operations (Y36.-, Y37.-); and 1 more.

W27.5 has 3 child codes, including: W27.5XXA (Contact with paper-cutter, initial encounter), W27.5XXD (Contact with paper-cutter, subsequent encounter), W27.5XXS (Contact with paper-cutter, sequela).

W27.5 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2904231. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like contact with paper-cutter affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for W27.5 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.