Excludes1

  • Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants (T63.-)
  1. W56 Contact with nonvenomous marine animal

    Excludes1

    • contact with venomous marine animal (T63.-)

    The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W56

    • A - initial encounter
    • D - subsequent encounter
    • S - sequela
    1. W56.0 Contact with dolphin

      1. W56.01 Bitten by dolphin

      2. W56.02 Struck by dolphin

      3. W56.09 Other contact with dolphin

    2. W56.1 Contact with sea lion

      1. W56.11 Bitten by sea lion

      2. W56.12 Struck by sea lion

      3. W56.19 Other contact with sea lion

    3. W56.2 Contact with orca

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Contact with killer whale
      1. W56.21 Bitten by orca

      2. W56.22 Struck by orca

      3. W56.29 Other contact with orca

    4. W56.3 Contact with other marine mammals

      1. W56.31 Bitten by other marine mammals

      2. W56.32 Struck by other marine mammals

      3. W56.39 Other contact with other marine mammals

    5. W56.4 Contact with shark

      1. W56.41 Bitten by shark

      2. W56.42 Struck by shark

      3. W56.49 Other contact with shark

    6. W56.5 Contact with other fish

      1. W56.51 Bitten by other fish

      2. W56.52 Struck by other fish

      3. W56.59 Other contact with other fish

    7. W56.8 Contact with other nonvenomous marine animals

      1. W56.81 Bitten by other nonvenomous marine animals

      2. W56.82 Struck by other nonvenomous marine animals

      3. W56.89 Other contact with other nonvenomous marine animals

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.