W59.29XS
W59.29XS: Other contact with turtle, sequela
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
W59.29XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other contact with turtle, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check W59.29XS with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "S": sequela
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 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.