W59.2 - Contact with turtles
- Applicable to Contact with turtles
- The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM W59.2 became effective on October 1, 2024.
- This is the American ICD10-CM version of W59.2 - other international versions of ICD10 W59.2 may differ.
- W59.2 is a Non-Billable / Non-Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- W59.2 Code should not be used for billing or reimbursement purposes as there are multiple ICD-10 CM codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- W59.2 - Contact with turtles
- W59.2 - Contact with turtles
- W59.21 - Bitten by turtle
- W59.22 - Struck by turtle
- W59.29 - Other contact with turtle
Type 1 Excludes
- contact with tortoises (W59.8-)
Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
The following codes above W59.2 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to W59.2:
- Chapter: V00-Y99 - External causes of morbidity
- Section: W50-W64 - Exposure to animate mechanical forces
- Category: W59 - Contact with other nonvenomous reptiles
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