ICD-10-CM Code W55
Contact with other mammals
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 W55 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the seven child codes of W55 that describes the diagnosis 'contact with other mammals' in more detail.
- W55 Contact with other mammals NON-BILLABLE
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- W55.01 Bitten by cat NON-BILLABLE
- W55.03 Scratched by cat NON-BILLABLE
- W55.09 Other contact with cat NON-BILLABLE
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- W55.11 Bitten by horse NON-BILLABLE
- W55.12 Struck by horse NON-BILLABLE
- W55.19 Other contact with horse NON-BILLABLE
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- W55.21 Bitten by cow NON-BILLABLE
- W55.22 Struck by cow NON-BILLABLE
- W55.29 Other contact with cow NON-BILLABLE
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- W55.31 Bitten by other hoof stock NON-BILLABLE
- W55.32 Struck by other hoof stock NON-BILLABLE
- W55.39 Other contact with other hoof stock NON-BILLABLE
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- W55.41 Bitten by pig NON-BILLABLE
- W55.42 Struck by pig NON-BILLABLE
- W55.49 Other contact with pig NON-BILLABLE
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- W55.51 Bitten by raccoon NON-BILLABLE
- W55.52 Struck by raccoon NON-BILLABLE
- W55.59 Other contact with raccoon NON-BILLABLE
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- W55.81 Bitten by other mammals NON-BILLABLE
- W55.82 Struck by other mammals NON-BILLABLE
- W55.89 Other contact with other mammals NON-BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for W55 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 mammal
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Animal being ridden- see transport accidents
- Bitten or struck by dog - instead, use Code W54
- Bitten or struck by rodent - instead, use code W53.-
- Contact with marine mammals - instead, use code W56.-
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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 W55
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for place of occurrence