W61
W61 — Contact with birds (domestic) (wild)
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
W61 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for contact with birds (domestic) (wild). 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 W61
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Includes
Conditions this code covers.
- contact with excreta of birds
Risk adjustment
W61 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead W61
8 child codes. Green means billable.
Questions about W61
- Is W61 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. W61 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does W61 sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64).