W59.2Non-billable (header)

Contact with turtles

Sub-codes of W59.2(3)

W59.2 is a non-billable header. Select a sub-code to bill. Sub-codes marked ⚠ require a 7th character — append A, D, or S (and an X placeholder if needed).

W59.21Bitten by turtle⚠ 7th charW59.22Struck by turtle⚠ 7th charW59.29Other contact with turtle⚠ 7th char

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •contact with tortoises (W59.8-)

Code Hierarchy

┌20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)├W50-W64Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64)├W59Contact with other nonvenomous reptiles
└W59.2Contact with turtles

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