Excludes1

  • Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants (T63.-)
  1. W55 Contact with other mammals

    Includes:

    • contact with saliva, feces or urine of mammal

    Excludes1

    • animal being ridden- see transport accidents
    • bitten or struck by dog (W54)
    • bitten or struck by rodent (W53.-)
    • contact with marine mammals (W56.-)

    The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W55

    • A - initial encounter
    • D - subsequent encounter
    • S - sequela
    1. W55.0 Contact with cat

      1. W55.01 Bitten by cat

      2. W55.03 Scratched by cat

      3. W55.09 Other contact with cat

    2. W55.1 Contact with horse

      1. W55.11 Bitten by horse

      2. W55.12 Struck by horse

      3. W55.19 Other contact with horse

    3. W55.2 Contact with cow

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Contact with bull
      1. W55.21 Bitten by cow

      2. W55.22 Struck by cow

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Gored by bull
      3. W55.29 Other contact with cow

    4. W55.3 Contact with other hoof stock

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Contact with goats
      • Contact with sheep
      1. W55.31 Bitten by other hoof stock

      2. W55.32 Struck by other hoof stock

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Gored by goat
        • Gored by ram
      3. W55.39 Other contact with other hoof stock

    5. W55.4 Contact with pig

      1. W55.41 Bitten by pig

      2. W55.42 Struck by pig

      3. W55.49 Other contact with pig

    6. W55.5 Contact with raccoon

      1. W55.51 Bitten by raccoon

      2. W55.52 Struck by raccoon

      3. W55.59 Other contact with raccoon

    7. W55.8 Contact with other mammals

      1. W55.81 Bitten by other mammals

      2. W55.82 Struck by other mammals

      3. W55.89 Other contact with other mammals

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.