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ICD-10 diagnosis code

X20 Contact with venomous snakes and lizards

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X20 is the ICD-10 code for Contact with venomous snakes and lizards. It is a three-character category that is not subdivided further. It belongs to the block X20–X29 (Contact with venomous animals and plants) 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 X20 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • cobra
  • fer de lance
  • Gila monster
  • krait
  • rattlesnake
  • sea snake
  • snake (venomous)
  • viper

What X20 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • lizard (nonvenomous) W59
  • snake, nonvenomous W59

X20 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

X20Kontakt med giftiga ormar och ödlor

  • X20.0Kontakt med giftiga ormar och ödlor - bostad och bostadsområde
  • X20.1Kontakt med giftiga ormar och ödlor - institutionellt boende
  • X20.2Kontakt med giftiga ormar och ödlor - skola, annan institution och offentlig lokal
  • X20.3Kontakt med giftiga ormar och ödlor - idrotts- och sportanläggning
  • X20.4Kontakt med giftiga ormar och ödlor - gata och väg
  • X20.5Kontakt med giftiga ormar och ödlor - butiks-, handels- eller serviceområde
  • X20.6Kontakt med giftiga ormar och ödlor - industriområde, byggarbetsplats
  • X20.7Kontakt med giftiga ormar och ödlor - lantbruksområde
  • and 2 more national subcodes
FinlandICD-10-FI

X20Kosketus myrkyllisiin käärmeisiin tai liskoihin

FranceICD-10-FR

X20Contact avec des serpents et des lézards venimeux

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

X20contact met giftige slangen en hagedissen

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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