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W60 ICD-10-CA code: Contact with plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves

W60 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Contact with plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.

Official description

W60

Contact with plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves

Short description: Contact w plant thorn spine sharp leaf

ICD-10-CA · Canada

Index terms

Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to W60. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.

  • Contact (accidental), with, plant thorns, spines, or sharp leaves
  • Puncture, puncturing, by, plant thorns, spines, sharp leaves or other mechanisms NEC

Notes for W60

As CIHI prints them, with any note W60 takes from the headings above it.

Use additional code

Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

Note

  • This chapter, which in previous revisions of ICD constituted a supplementary classification, permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, poisoning and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used in addition to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98). Causes of death should preferably be tabulated according to both Chapter XIX and Chapter XX, but if only one code is tabulated then the code from Chapter XX should be used in preference. 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 XX should be used to provide additional information for multiple-condition analysis only.From Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98)

Where W60 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98)
  2. 2Block V01-X59Accidents
  3. 3Block W00-X59Other external causes of accidental injury
  4. 4Block W50-W64Exposure to animate mechanical forces
  5. 5Valid code W60Contact with plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves

Source and release

Data release
ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
Effective date
Apr 1, 2026
Publisher
CIHI

This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.

See W60 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

What does ICD-10-CA code W60 mean?

W60 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Contact with plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.

Where is W60 in ICD-10-CA?

W60 sits under W50-W64 Exposure to animate mechanical forces, within W00-X59 Other external causes of accidental injury, within V01-X59 Accidents, within Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98).

What coding notes apply to W60?

ICD-10-CA lists Use additional code, Excludes, Note notes for W60, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.

Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?

It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.

Codes beside W60

W50Hit, struck, kicked, twisted, bitten or scratched by another personW51Striking against or bumped into by another personW52Crushed, pushed or stepped on by crowd or human stampedeW53Bitten by ratW54Bitten or struck by dogW55Bitten or struck by other mammalsW56Contact with marine animalW57Bitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthropodsW58Bitten or struck by crocodile or alligatorW59Bitten or crushed by other reptilesW64Exposure to other and unspecified animate mechanical forces