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W56Contact with nonvenomous marine animal

ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64)

Code Details

Billable	No — use a more specific child code
Chapter	Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
Section	Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64)

Valid 7th Characters

A	initial encounter
D	subsequent encounter
S	sequela

Coding Notes

Excludes1 (never code both together)

contact with venomous marine animal (T63.-)

7th Character Note

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W56

Subcategories (7)

W56.0 Contact with dolphin
W56.1 Contact with sea lion
W56.2 Contact with orca
W56.3 Contact with other marine mammals
W56.4 Contact with shark
W56.5 Contact with other fish
W56.8 Contact with other nonvenomous marine animals

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