W59

Contact with other nonvenomous reptiles

Non-billableCategory

7th Character Required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W59

A - initial encounter

D - subsequent encounter

S - sequela

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with W59

  • contact with venomous reptile (T63.0-, T63.1-)

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