ICD-10-CM Code for Exposure to unspecified man-made visible and ultraviolet light W89.9

ICD-10 code W89.9 for Exposure to unspecified man-made visible and ultraviolet light is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Other external causes of accidental injury .

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Exposure to unspecified man-made visible and ultraviolet light

W89

Includes: exposure to welding light (arc)

Excludes2: exposure to sunlight (X32)

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