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Contact with rodent
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W53
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W53
Contact with rodent
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- W53 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM W53 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of W53 - other international versions of ICD-10 W53 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- W53 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
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- contact with saliva, feces or urine of rodent
The following code(s) above
W53 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
W53:
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to W53:
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To W53
W51 Accidental striking against or bumped into by another person
W51.XXXA Accidental striking against or bumped into by another person, initial encounter
W51.XXXD Accidental striking against or bumped into by another person, subsequent encounter
W51.XXXS Accidental striking against or bumped into by another person, sequela
W52 Crushed, pushed or stepped on by crowd or human stampede
W52.XXXA Crushed, pushed or stepped on by crowd or human stampede, initial encounter
W52.XXXD Crushed, pushed or stepped on by crowd or human stampede, subsequent encounter
W52.XXXS Crushed, pushed or stepped on by crowd or human stampede, sequela
W53
Contact with rodent
W53.09 Other contact with mouse
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.