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ICD-10-CM Code for Contact with birds (domestic) (wild) W61

ICD-10 code W61 for Contact with birds (domestic) (wild) is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Other external causes of accidental injury .

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Contact with birds (domestic) (wild)
Includes: contact with excreta of birds
 
W61 Contact with birds (domestic) (wild)
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Contact with parrot
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Contact with macaw
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Contact with other psittacines
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Contact with chicken
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Contact with turkey
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Contact with goose
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Contact with duck
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Contact with other birds

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