W56.39 Other contact with other marine mammals

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 W56.39

Back-references to W56

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

Diagnosis Index entries for W56.39

• Contact (accidental) › with › mammal (feces) (urine) › marine
• Contact (accidental) › with › mammal (feces) (urine) › marine › specified NEC

Nearby codes

• W56.31XS Bitten by other marine mammals, sequela
• W56.32 Struck by other marine mammals
• W56.32XA Struck by other marine mammals, initial encounter
• W56.32XD Struck by other marine mammals, subsequent encounter
• W56.32XS Struck by other marine mammals, sequela
• W56.39 Other contact with other marine mammals (this code)
• W56.39XA Other contact with other marine mammals, initial encounter
• W56.39XD Other contact with other marine mammals, subsequent encounter
• W56.39XS Other contact with other marine mammals, sequela
• W56.4 Contact with shark
• W56.41 Bitten by shark