Contact with nonvenomous marine animal - W56
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:
- contact with venomous marine animal (T63.-)
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 W56
These ranges represents subcategories of Contact with nonvenomous marine animal. The "W56" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- W56.0 - Contact with dolphin
- W56.01 - Bitten by dolphin
- W56.02 - Struck by dolphin
- W56.09 - Other contact with dolphin
- W56.1 - Contact with sea lion
- W56.11 - Bitten by sea lion
- W56.12 - Struck by sea lion
- W56.19 - Other contact with sea lion
- W56.2 - Contact with orca
- W56.21 - Bitten by orca
- W56.22 - Struck by orca
- W56.29 - Other contact with orca
- W56.3 - Contact with other marine mammals
- W56.31 - Bitten by other marine mammals
- W56.32 - Struck by other marine mammals
- W56.39 - Other contact with other marine mammals
- W56.4 - Contact with shark
- W56.41 - Bitten by shark
- W56.42 - Struck by shark
- W56.49 - Other contact with shark
- W56.5 - Contact with other fish
- W56.51 - Bitten by other fish
- W56.52 - Struck by other fish
- W56.59 - Other contact with other fish
- W56.8 - Contact with other nonvenomous marine animals
- W56.81 - Bitten by other nonvenomous marine animals
- W56.82 - Struck by other nonvenomous marine animals
- W56.89 - Other contact with other nonvenomous marine animals