FY2021
Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Exposure to unspecified man-made visible and ultraviolet light
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2021A — initial encounter
D — subsequent encounter
S — sequela
exposure to sunlight (X32)
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2021
Effective from
Exposure to unspecified man-made visible and ultraviolet light
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2021| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88). Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter 20 should be used to provide additional information as to the cause of the condition.
exposure to welding light (arc)
exposure to sunlight (X32)
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W89
A — initial encounter
D — subsequent encounter
S — sequela
W89.9XXAExposure to unspecified man-made visible and ultraviolet light, initial encounterBillable / specificW89.9XXDExposure to unspecified man-made visible and ultraviolet light, subsequent encounterBillable / specificW89.9XXSExposure to unspecified man-made visible and ultraviolet light, sequelaBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| W89.0 | Exposure to welding light (arc) | Category · further specificity required |
| W89.1 | Exposure to tanning bed | Category · further specificity required |
| W89.8 | Exposure to other man-made visible and ultraviolet light | Category · further specificity required |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗