W56.09 Other contact with dolphin

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applies from W56 Contact with nonvenomous marine animal

Excludes1 (never code together)

• contact with venomous marine animal (T63.-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W56

7th character required

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

Code annotations containing back-references to W56.09

Back-references to W56

• Type 1 Excludes: W55 Contact with other mammals ("contact with marine mammals (W56.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for W56.09

• Contact (accidental) › with › dolphin

Nearby codes

• W56.01XS Bitten by dolphin, sequela
• W56.02 Struck by dolphin
• W56.02XA Struck by dolphin, initial encounter
• W56.02XD Struck by dolphin, subsequent encounter
• W56.02XS Struck by dolphin, sequela
• W56.09 Other contact with dolphin (this code)
• W56.09XA Other contact with dolphin, initial encounter
• W56.09XD Other contact with dolphin, subsequent encounter
• W56.09XS Other contact with dolphin, sequela
• W56.1 Contact with sea lion
• W56.11 Bitten by sea lion