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ICD-10-CM Codes
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V00-Y99
External causes of morbidity
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W50-W64
Exposure to animate mechanical forces
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W54-
Contact with dog
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W54
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W54
Contact with dog
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- W54 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 W54 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of W54 - other international versions of ICD-10 W54 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- W54 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
IncludesIncludes Help
"Includes" further defines, or give examples of, the content of the code or category.
- contact with saliva, feces or urine of dog
The following code(s) above
W54 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
W54:
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 W54:
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To W54
W53.8 Contact with other rodent
W53.89 Other contact with other rodent
W54
Contact with dog
W54.8 Other contact with dog
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.