2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W56.3
Contact with other marine mammals
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- W56.3
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Contact with other marine mammals
- Is Billable?
- Not Valid for Submission
- Code Navigator:
W56.3 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of contact with other marine mammals. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.
Specific Coding Applicable to Contact with other marine mammals
Non-specific codes like W56.3 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for contact with other marine mammals:
W56.31 for Bitten by other marine mammals - NON-BILLABLE CODE
Use W56.31XA for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE
Use W56.31XD for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE
Use W56.31XS for sequela - BILLABLE CODE
W56.32 for Struck by other marine mammals - NON-BILLABLE CODE
Use W56.32XA for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE
Use W56.32XD for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE
Use W56.32XS for sequela - BILLABLE CODE
W56.39 for Other contact with other marine mammals - NON-BILLABLE CODE
Use W56.39XA for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE
Use W56.39XD for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE
Use W56.39XS for sequela - BILLABLE CODE
Code History
- FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
- FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
- FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.