W59
W59: Contact with other nonvenomous reptiles
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
W59 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for contact with other nonvenomous reptiles. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W59
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Other codes that can never be billed with W59
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- W59.2Contact with turtles
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead W59
4 child codes. Green means billable.