ICD-10-CM Code W53
Contact with rodent
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code W53 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of W53 that describes the diagnosis 'contact with rodent' in more detail.
- W53 Contact with rodent NON-BILLABLE
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- W53.01 Bitten by mouse NON-BILLABLE
- W53.09 Other contact with mouse NON-BILLABLE
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- W53.11 Bitten by rat NON-BILLABLE
- W53.19 Other contact with rat NON-BILLABLE
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- W53.21 Bitten by squirrel NON-BILLABLE
- W53.29 Other contact with squirrel NON-BILLABLE
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- W53.81 Bitten by other rodent NON-BILLABLE
- W53.89 Other contact with other rodent NON-BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for W53 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Contact with saliva, feces or urine of rodent
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7th Character Extension Notes:
What is 7th Character Extension?
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More Info - The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category See Code W53
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for place of occurrence
- This is an external cause code for use in a secondary position