W53.29 Other contact with squirrel

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 W53.29

Back-references to W53

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

Diagnosis Index entries for W53.29

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

Nearby codes

• W53.2 Contact with squirrel
• W53.21 Bitten by squirrel
• W53.21XA Bitten by squirrel, initial encounter
• W53.21XD Bitten by squirrel, subsequent encounter
• W53.21XS Bitten by squirrel, sequela
• W53.29 Other contact with squirrel (this code)
• W53.29XA Other contact with squirrel, initial encounter
• W53.29XD Other contact with squirrel, subsequent encounter
• W53.29XS Other contact with squirrel, sequela
• W53.8 Contact with other rodent
• W53.81 Bitten by other rodent