W56.4 Contact with shark

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 W56.4

• W56.41 Bitten by shark
• W56.42 Struck by shark
• W56.49 Other contact with shark

Code annotations containing back-references to W56.4

Back-references to W56

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

Nearby codes

• W56.32XS Struck by other marine mammals, sequela
• W56.39 Other contact with other marine mammals
• 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 (this code)
• W56.41 Bitten by shark
• W56.41XA Bitten by shark, initial encounter
• W56.41XD Bitten by shark, subsequent encounter
• W56.41XS Bitten by shark, sequela
• W56.42 Struck by shark