2025
ICD-10-CM
Diagnosis
Code

W89 Exposure to man-made visible and ultraviolet light

  • Non-billable
  • 2016–2025

W89 is a non-billable/non-specific diagnosis code from the 2025 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: Exposure to man-made visible and ultraviolet light.

Includes

  • Exposure to welding light (arc)

Type 2 excludes

  • Exposure to sunlight (X32)

Seventh character note

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W89

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

    No changes

  5. 2021

    Code changed

    • Type 1 excludes

        • exposure to sunlight (X32)
    • Type 2 excludes

        • exposure to sunlight (X32)
  6. 2020

    No changes

  7. 2019

    No changes

  8. 2018

    No changes

  9. 2017

    Code changed

    • Type 1 excludes

        • exposure to sunlight (X32)
    • Type 2 excludes

        • exposure to sunlight (X32)
  10. 2016

    New code