ICD-9-CM diagnosis code (retired)
E920.5 — Accidents caused by hypodermic needle
ICD-9-CM was replaced by ICD-10 on October 1, 2015. These are the ICD-10-CM equivalents from the CMS General Equivalence Mappings.
About ICD-9-CM E920.5
E920.5 is an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for accidents caused by hypodermic needle. ICD-9-CM was retired for U.S. claims on October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM took over.
The CMS General Equivalence Mappings translate it to 2 ICD-10-CM codes, such as W46.0XXA (Contact with hypodermic needle, initial encounter) and W46.1XXA (Contact with contaminated hypodermic needle, initial encounter). All of these are approximate matches, so review the record to pick the right one.
ICD-10-CM equivalents
Common questions about E920.5
GEMs are a translation aid, not a substitute for coding from the record. The 2027 ICD-10 code set has changed since the last GEMs release in 2018. Page updated September 29, 2026.