W53.19 Other contact with rat

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applies from W53 Contact with rodent

Includes

• contact with saliva, feces or urine of rodent

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W53

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Code annotations containing back-references to W53.19

Back-references to W53

• Type 1 Excludes: W55 Contact with other mammals ("bitten or struck by rodent (W53.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for W53.19

• Contact (accidental) › with › rodent (feces) (urine) › rat

Nearby codes

• W53.1 Contact with rat
• W53.11 Bitten by rat
• W53.11XA Bitten by rat, initial encounter
• W53.11XD Bitten by rat, subsequent encounter
• W53.11XS Bitten by rat, sequela
• W53.19 Other contact with rat (this code)
• W53.19XA Other contact with rat, initial encounter
• W53.19XD Other contact with rat, subsequent encounter
• W53.19XS Other contact with rat, sequela
• W53.2 Contact with squirrel
• W53.21 Bitten by squirrel