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W59 Bitten or crushed by other reptiles

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W59 is the ICD-10 code for Bitten or crushed by other reptiles. 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 W59 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • lizard
  • snake, nonvenomous

W59 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

W59Biten eller angripen av andra kräldjur

  • W59.0Biten eller angripen av andra kräldjur - bostad och bostadsområde
  • W59.1Biten eller angripen av andra kräldjur - institutionellt boende
  • W59.2Biten eller angripen av andra kräldjur - skola, annan institution och offentlig lokal
  • W59.3Biten eller angripen av andra kräldjur - idrotts- och sportanläggning
  • W59.4Biten eller angripen av andra kräldjur - gata och väg
  • W59.5Biten eller angripen av andra kräldjur - butiks-, handels- eller serviceområde
  • W59.6Biten eller angripen av andra kräldjur - industriområde, byggarbetsplats
  • W59.7Biten eller angripen av andra kräldjur - lantbruksområde
  • and 2 more national subcodes
FranceICD-10-FR

W59Morsure ou écrasement par d'autres reptiles

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

W59gebeten of vermorzeld door overige reptielen

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • W59.01XABitten by nonvenomous lizards, initial encounter
  • W59.01XDBitten by nonvenomous lizards, subsequent encounter
  • W59.01XSBitten by nonvenomous lizards, sequela
  • W59.02XAStruck by nonvenomous lizards, initial encounter
  • W59.02XDStruck by nonvenomous lizards, subsequent encounter
  • W59.02XSStruck by nonvenomous lizards, sequela
  • W59.09XAOther contact with nonvenomous lizards, initial encounter
  • W59.09XDOther contact with nonvenomous lizards, subsequent encounter
  • and 34 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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