W59

The ICD-10-CM code for contact with other nonvenomous reptiles is W59. The full clinical description is "Contact with other nonvenomous reptiles". W59 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code W59 represents “Contact with other nonvenomous reptiles”. It is classified under Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, W59 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 4 child codes under W59.

W59 is in Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity (codes V00-Y99).

W59 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants (T63.-); contact with venomous reptile (T63.0-, T63.1-).

W59 has 4 child codes, including: W59.0 (Contact with nonvenomous lizards), W59.1 (Contact with nonvenomous snakes), W59.2 (Contact with turtles), W59.8 (Contact with other nonvenomous reptiles).

W59 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2904976. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like contact with other nonvenomous reptiles affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

W59 maps to the ICD-11 code: PA7Z (Unintentional contact with person, animal or plant, type unspecified).