W55.2 Contact with cow

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applicable to

• Contact with bull

Applies from W55 Contact with other mammals

Includes

• contact with saliva, feces or urine of mammal

Excludes1 (never code together)

• animal being ridden- see transport accidents
• bitten or struck by dog (W54)
• bitten or struck by rodent (W53.-)
• contact with marine mammals (W56.-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W55

7th character required

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

Codes under W55.2

• W55.21 Bitten by cow
• W55.22 Struck by cow
• W55.29 Other contact with cow

Nearby codes

• W55.12XS Struck by horse, sequela
• W55.19 Other contact with horse
• W55.19XA Other contact with horse, initial encounter
• W55.19XD Other contact with horse, subsequent encounter
• W55.19XS Other contact with horse, sequela
• W55.2 Contact with cow (this code)
• W55.21 Bitten by cow
• W55.21XA Bitten by cow, initial encounter
• W55.21XD Bitten by cow, subsequent encounter
• W55.21XS Bitten by cow, sequela
• W55.22 Struck by cow