2025
ICD-10-CM
Diagnosis
Code

W25 Contact with sharp glass

  • Non-billable
  • 2016–2025

W25 is a non-billable/non-specific diagnosis code from the 2025 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: Contact with sharp glass.

Code first

  • Any associated:

    • Injury due to flying glass from explosion or firearm discharge (W32-W40)

    • Transport accident (V00-V99)

Type 1 excludes

  • Fall on same level due to slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against sharp glass (W01.110-)

  • Striking against sharp glass with subsequent fall (W18.02-)

Type 2 excludes

  • Glass embedded in skin (W45.-)

Seventh character note

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code W25

Seventh character extensions

  • A: initial encounter

  • D: subsequent encounter

  • S: sequela

Codes

Versions

  1. 2025

    No changes

  2. 2024

    No changes

  3. 2023

    No changes

  4. 2022

    Code changed

    • Type 1 excludes

        • fall on same level due to slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against sharp glass (W01.110)
        • striking against sharp glass with subsequent fall (W18.02)
        • fall on same level due to slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against sharp glass (W01.110-)
        • striking against sharp glass with subsequent fall (W18.02-)
    • Type 2 excludes

        • glass embedded in skin (W45)
        • glass embedded in skin (W45.-)
  5. 2021

    No changes

  6. 2020

    Code changed

    • Type 1 excludes

        • fall on same level due to slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against sharp glass (W01.10)
        • striking against sharp glass with subsequent fall (W18.02)
        • fall on same level due to slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against sharp glass (W01.110)
        • striking against sharp glass with subsequent fall (W18.02)
  7. 2019

    No changes

  8. 2018

    No changes

  9. 2017

    Code changed

    • Type 2 excludes

        • glass embedded in skin (W45)
  10. 2016

    New code