ICD-10-CM Code W54
Contact with dog
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 W54 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of W54 that describes the diagnosis 'contact with dog' in more detail.
- W54 Contact with dog NON-BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for W54 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 dog
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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 W54
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Deep dog bite (disorder)
- Dog bite of shin (disorder)
- Dog bite of scalp (disorder)
- Dog bite of forehead (disorder)
- Dog bite of throat (disorder)
- Dog bite of axilla (disorder)
- Dog bite of upper arm (disorder)
- Dog bite of elbow (disorder)
- Dog bite of thumb (disorder)
- Dog bite of back (disorder)
- Dog bite of thigh (disorder)
- Dog bite of knee (disorder)
- Dog bite of great toe (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for place of occurrence
ICD-10-CM External Cause Index References for 'W54 - Contact with dog'
The ICD-10-CM External Cause Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code W54. Click on any term below to browse the external cause index.