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W59.09XD

W59.09XD: Other contact with nonvenomous lizards, subsequent encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

W59.09XD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other contact with nonvenomous lizards, subsequent encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check W59.09XD with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "D": subsequent 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

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above W59.09XD

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on W59: Contact with other nonvenomous reptiles

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.

Other codes under W59.09

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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