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W56

⚠ Non-billable (Header)

Contact with nonvenomous marine animal

External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)

⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.

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Cannot be coded with W56

  • • contact with venomous marine animal (T63.-)

Child Codes (7)

W56.0Contact with dolphinW56.1Contact with sea lionW56.2Contact with orcaW56.3Contact with other marine mammalsW56.4Contact with sharkW56.5Contact with other fishW56.8Contact with other nonvenomous marine animals

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Code Information

CodeW56
BillableNo — Header code
CategoryExternal causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
Excludes11 rule(s)
Excludes20 note(s)
Child codes7

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CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List

Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)