W56.21 Bitten by orca

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

Applies from W56.2 Contact with orca

Applicable to

• Contact with killer whale

Code annotations containing back-references to W56.21

Back-references to W56

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

Diagnosis Index entries for W56.21

• Contact (accidental) › with › orca › bite

Nearby codes

• 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
• W56.21 Bitten by orca (this code)
• 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
• W56.22XA Struck by orca, initial encounter