Contact with other nonvenomous reptiles - W59
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 reptile (T63.0-, T63.1-)
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 W59
These ranges represents subcategories of Contact with other nonvenomous reptiles. The "W59" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- W59.0 - Contact with nonvenomous lizards
- W59.01 - Bitten by nonvenomous lizards
- W59.02 - Struck by nonvenomous lizards
- W59.09 - Other contact with nonvenomous lizards
- W59.1 - Contact with nonvenomous snakes
- W59.11 - Bitten by nonvenomous snake
- W59.12 - Struck by nonvenomous snake
- W59.13 - Crushed by nonvenomous snake
- W59.19 - Other contact with nonvenomous snake
- W59.2 - Contact with turtles
- W59.21 - Bitten by turtle
- W59.22 - Struck by turtle
- W59.29 - Other contact with turtle
- W59.8 - Contact with other nonvenomous reptiles
- W59.81 - Bitten by other nonvenomous reptiles
- W59.82 - Struck by other nonvenomous reptiles
- W59.83 - Crushed by other nonvenomous reptiles
- W59.89 - Other contact with other nonvenomous reptiles