ICD-10-CM Code W56.2
Contact with orca
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 W56.2 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of W56.2 that describes the diagnosis 'contact with orca' in more detail.
- W56.2 Contact with orca NON-BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for W56.2 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Contact with killer whale
ICD-10-CM External Cause Index References for 'W56.2 - Contact with orca'
The ICD-10-CM External Cause Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code W56.2. Click on any term below to browse the external cause index.
Parent Code: W56 - Contact with nonvenomous marine animal