Contact with other mammals - W55
This notation helps users understand the scope of a code W55 category and provides additional information about the conditions or terms that fall under that category.
Category Includes:
- contact with saliva, feces or urine of mammal
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- animal being ridden- see transport accidents
- bitten or struck by dog (W54)
- bitten or struck by rodent (W53.-)
- contact with marine mammals (W56.-)
The seventh character in ICD-10-CM is an essential component that adds specificity to diagnosis codes by indicating aspects like the encounter type, stage, or other relevant clinical details.
Category SevenChr Note:
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W55
These ranges represents subcategories of Contact with other mammals. The "W55" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- W55.0 - Contact with cat
- W55.01 - Bitten by cat
- W55.03 - Scratched by cat
- W55.09 - Other contact with cat
- W55.1 - Contact with horse
- W55.11 - Bitten by horse
- W55.12 - Struck by horse
- W55.19 - Other contact with horse
- W55.2 - Contact with cow
- W55.21 - Bitten by cow
- W55.22 - Struck by cow
- W55.29 - Other contact with cow
- W55.3 - Contact with other hoof stock
- W55.31 - Bitten by other hoof stock
- W55.32 - Struck by other hoof stock
- W55.39 - Other contact with other hoof stock
- W55.4 - Contact with pig
- W55.41 - Bitten by pig
- W55.42 - Struck by pig
- W55.49 - Other contact with pig
- W55.5 - Contact with raccoon
- W55.51 - Bitten by raccoon
- W55.52 - Struck by raccoon
- W55.59 - Other contact with raccoon
- W55.8 - Contact with other mammals
- W55.81 - Bitten by other mammals
- W55.82 - Struck by other mammals
- W55.89 - Other contact with other mammals