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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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W56-
Contact with nonvenomous marine animal
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W56
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W56
Contact with nonvenomous marine animal
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- W56 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 W56 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of W56 - other international versions of ICD-10 W56 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- W56 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
Type 1 ExcludesType 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as W56. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
The following code(s) above
W56 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
W56:
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 W56:
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To W56
W55.82 Struck by other mammals
W55.89 Other contact with other mammals
W56
Contact with nonvenomous marine animal
W56.0 Contact with dolphin
W56.09 Other contact with dolphin
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.