W56.2 Contact with orca

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applicable to

• Contact with killer whale

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 W56.2

• W56.21 Bitten by orca
• W56.22 Struck by orca
• W56.29 Other contact with orca

Code annotations containing back-references to W56.2

Back-references to W56

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

Nearby codes

• W56.12XS Struck by sea lion, sequela
• W56.19 Other contact with sea lion
• W56.19XA Other contact with sea lion, initial encounter
• W56.19XD Other contact with sea lion, subsequent encounter
• W56.19XS Other contact with sea lion, sequela
• W56.2 Contact with orca (this code)
• W56.21 Bitten by orca
• W56.21XA Bitten by orca, initial encounter
• W56.21XD Bitten by orca, subsequent encounter
• W56.21XS Bitten by orca, sequela
• W56.22 Struck by orca