W56.1 Contact with sea lion

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

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

Codes under W56.1

• W56.11 Bitten by sea lion
• W56.12 Struck by sea lion
• W56.19 Other contact with sea lion

Code annotations containing back-references to W56.1

Back-references to W56

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

Nearby codes

• W56.02XS Struck by dolphin, sequela
• W56.09 Other contact with dolphin
• 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 (this code)
• W56.11 Bitten by sea lion
• W56.11XA Bitten by sea lion, initial encounter
• W56.11XD Bitten by sea lion, subsequent encounter
• W56.11XS Bitten by sea lion, sequela
• W56.12 Struck by sea lion