W56.8 Contact with other nonvenomous marine animals

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 W56.8

• W56.81 Bitten by other nonvenomous marine animals
• W56.82 Struck by other nonvenomous marine animals
• W56.89 Other contact with other nonvenomous marine animals

Code annotations containing back-references to W56.8

Back-references to W56

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

Nearby codes

• W56.52XS Struck by other fish, sequela
• W56.59 Other contact with other fish
• W56.59XA Other contact with other fish, initial encounter
• W56.59XD Other contact with other fish, subsequent encounter
• W56.59XS Other contact with other fish, sequela
• W56.8 Contact with other nonvenomous marine animals (this code)
• W56.81 Bitten by other nonvenomous marine animals
• W56.81XA Bitten by other nonvenomous marine animals, initial encounter
• W56.81XD Bitten by other nonvenomous marine animals, subsequent encounter
• W56.81XS Bitten by other nonvenomous marine animals, sequela
• W56.82 Struck by other nonvenomous marine animals