W54.8 Other contact with dog

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applies from W54 Contact with dog

Includes

• contact with saliva, feces or urine of dog

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W54

7th character required

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

Code annotations containing back-references to W54.8

Back-references to W54

• Type 1 Excludes: W55 Contact with other mammals ("bitten or struck by dog (W54)")

Diagnosis Index entries for W54.8

• Contact (accidental) › with › dog

Nearby codes

• W54.0XXS Bitten by dog, sequela
• W54.1 Struck by dog
• W54.1XXA Struck by dog, initial encounter
• W54.1XXD Struck by dog, subsequent encounter
• W54.1XXS Struck by dog, sequela
• W54.8 Other contact with dog (this code)
• W54.8XXA Other contact with dog, initial encounter
• W54.8XXD Other contact with dog, subsequent encounter
• W54.8XXS Other contact with dog, sequela