ICD-10-CM › V00-Y99 › W50-W64 › W55 Contact with other mammals › W55.8
Contact with other mammals
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:
- W55.81 Bitten by other mammals (also a header)
- W55.82 Struck by other mammals (also a header)
- W55.89 Other contact with other mammals (also a header)
This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Contact with other mammals
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from W55 Contact with other mammals
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W55
Excludes1 - never coded here
- animal being ridden- see transport accidents
- bitten or struck by dog (W54)
- bitten or struck by rodent (W53.-)
- contact with marine mammals (W56.-)
Includes
- contact with saliva, feces or urine of mammal
Inherited from the W50-W64 section Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64)
Excludes1 - never coded here
- Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants (T63.-)
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| W55.0 | Contact with cat | Not billable |
| W55.1 | Contact with horse | Not billable |
| W55.2 | Contact with cow | Not billable |
| W55.3 | Contact with other hoof stock | Not billable |
| W55.4 | Contact with pig | Not billable |
| W55.5 | Contact with raccoon | Not billable |