W59.1

The ICD-10-CM code for contact with nonvenomous snakes is W59.1. The full clinical description is "Contact with nonvenomous snakes". W59.1 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code W59.1 represents “Contact with nonvenomous snakes”. 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, W59.1 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 W59.1.

W59.1 is in Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity (codes V00-Y99).

W59.1 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-).

W59.1 has 4 child codes, including: W59.11 (Bitten by nonvenomous snake), W59.12 (Struck by nonvenomous snake), W59.13 (Crushed by nonvenomous snake), W59.19 (Other contact with nonvenomous snake).

W59.1 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2904947. 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 nonvenomous snakes 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.

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for W59.1 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.