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ICD-10 diagnosis code

W56 Contact with marine animal

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W56 is the ICD-10 code for Contact with marine animal. It is a three-character category that is not subdivided further. It belongs to the block W50–W64 (Exposure to animate mechanical forces) in Chapter XX, External causes of morbidity and mortality.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
XX · V01–Y98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What W56 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Bitten or struck by marine animal

W56 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

W56Biten eller angripen av vattendjur

  • W56.0Biten eller angripen av vattendjur - bostad och bostadsområde
  • W56.1Biten eller angripen av vattendjur - institutionellt boende
  • W56.2Biten eller angripen av vattendjur - skola, annan institution och offentlig lokal
  • W56.3Biten eller angripen av vattendjur - idrotts- och sportanläggning
  • W56.4Biten eller angripen av vattendjur - gata och väg
  • W56.5Biten eller angripen av vattendjur - butiks-, handels- eller serviceområde
  • W56.6Biten eller angripen av vattendjur - industriområde, byggarbetsplats
  • W56.7Biten eller angripen av vattendjur - lantbruksområde
  • and 2 more national subcodes
FranceICD-10-FR

W56Contact avec un animal marin

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

W56contact met zeedier

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • W56.01XABitten by dolphin, initial encounter
  • W56.01XDBitten by dolphin, subsequent encounter
  • W56.01XSBitten by dolphin, sequela
  • W56.02XAStruck by dolphin, initial encounter
  • W56.02XDStruck by dolphin, subsequent encounter
  • W56.02XSStruck by dolphin, sequela
  • W56.09XAOther contact with dolphin, initial encounter
  • W56.09XDOther contact with dolphin, subsequent encounter
  • and 55 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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