W59.09XA
W59.09XA: Other contact with nonvenomous lizards, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
W59.09XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other contact with nonvenomous lizards, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check W59.09XA with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W59
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Exposure to nonvenomous lizards
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.