W56.5 Contact with other fish

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 W56.5

• W56.51 Bitten by other fish
• W56.52 Struck by other fish
• W56.59 Other contact with other fish

Code annotations containing back-references to W56.5

Back-references to W56

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

Nearby codes

• W56.42XS Struck by shark, sequela
• W56.49 Other contact with shark
• W56.49XA Other contact with shark, initial encounter
• W56.49XD Other contact with shark, subsequent encounter
• W56.49XS Other contact with shark, sequela
• W56.5 Contact with other fish (this code)
• W56.51 Bitten by other fish
• W56.51XA Bitten by other fish, initial encounter
• W56.51XD Bitten by other fish, subsequent encounter
• W56.51XS Bitten by other fish, sequela
• W56.52 Struck by other fish