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ICD-10-CM Code for Other contact with other mammals W55.89

ICD-10 code W55.89 for Other contact with other mammals is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Other external causes of accidental injury .

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Official Long Descriptor

Other contact with other mammals

W55

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.-)

 
W55.89 Other contact with other mammals
Child Code
Other contact with other mammals, initial encounter
Child Code
Other contact with other mammals, subsequent encounter
Child Code
Other contact with other mammals, sequela

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Payment reduction from WC Hartford need help
we billed CPT 99203 claim was not paid to the expected fee schedule reason as shown below - the documentation doesn't support the level of service billed. reimbursement was made for a code that is sup... [ Read More ]
UHC MEDICARE REJECTION
Was W55.81XA listed as the primary diagnosis? If so, then I'd say that is your issue. An external cause code should never be listed as the first diagnosis.... [ Read More ]
UHC MEDICARE REJECTION
[QUOTE="trarut, post: 456091, member: 7736"] What reason are they giving for the rejection? Also, W55.81A is not a valid code so if that's what is on the claim, it could be the problem. [/QUOTE] Sor... [ Read More ]
UHC MEDICARE REJECTION
What reason are they giving for the rejection? Also, W55.81A is not a valid code so if that's what is on the claim, it could be the problem.... [ Read More ]
UHC MEDICARE REJECTION
I am getting a rejection from UHC Medicare stating invalid DX W55.81A, S61.204A & S61.203A. Can anyone help me on this? Thanks... [ Read More ]
clarification of sequela
Can cellulitis be the sequela of a cat scratch or tissue injury? Ex. L03.113 as a result of S40.811S W55.03S? Do sequela only refer to lasting effects of injury such as a contracture or scar?... [ Read More ]
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Grandma got run over by a reindeer walking home from our house Christmas Eve. (V06.90XA: Pedestrian on foot injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle (sleigh), unspecified whether traffic or no... [ Read More ]
ICD-10 Superbill?
I agree with Debra. ICD 10 is all about adjectives and descriptions of who, what, when, why, where so perhaps modify your super bill to have descriptions the doctor can circle: new, acute, chronic, ri... [ Read More ]
twas the night before christmas/icd 10 style
:D ICD10 tale sent to me ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse: W53.01XA Bitten by mouse, initial encounter W53.01XD Bitten ... [ Read More ]
In Your Spare Time or When You Don't Feel Like Working
Did you all see this from the ICD-10 Connect email: For all of our Z73.1 friends, Happy Holidays. Hope your Z56.3 allows you to enjoy them! Grandma got W55.39XA over by a reindeer Y93.01 home from Y... [ Read More ]
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