Category W56
Contact with nonvenomous marine animal
Clinical Classification Guidelines
7th Character Requirement
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W56
Specific Diagnosis Codes
Contact with dolphin
W56.0
Bitten by dolphin
W56.01
Struck by dolphin
W56.02
Other contact with dolphin
W56.09
Contact with sea lion
W56.1
Bitten by sea lion
W56.11
Struck by sea lion
W56.12
Other contact with sea lion
W56.19
Contact with orca
W56.2
Bitten by orca
W56.21
Struck by orca
W56.22
Other contact with orca
W56.29
Contact with other marine mammals
W56.3
Bitten by other marine mammals
W56.31
Struck by other marine mammals
W56.32
Other contact with other marine mammals
W56.39
Contact with shark
W56.4
Bitten by shark
W56.41
Struck by shark
W56.42
Other contact with shark
W56.49
Contact with other fish
W56.5
Bitten by other fish
W56.51
Struck by other fish
W56.52
Other contact with other fish
W56.59
Contact with other nonvenomous marine animals
W56.8
Bitten by other nonvenomous marine animals
W56.81
Struck by other nonvenomous marine animals
W56.82
Other contact with other nonvenomous marine animals
W56.89