Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W58

Contact with crocodile or alligator

ICD-10-CM Code:
W58
ICD-10 Code for:
Contact with crocodile or alligator
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality
    (V01–Y99)
    • Exposure to animate mechanical forces
      (W50-W64)
      • Contact with crocodile or alligator
        (W58)

W58 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 crocodile or alligator. 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 crocodile or alligator

Non-specific codes like W58 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 crocodile or alligator:

  • W58.0 for Contact with alligator - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • W58.01 for Bitten by alligator - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • W58.02 for Struck by alligator - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • W58.03 for Crushed by alligator - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • W58.09 for Other contact with alligator - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • W58.1 for Contact with crocodile - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • W58.11 for Bitten by crocodile - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • W58.12 for Struck by crocodile - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • W58.13 for Crushed by crocodile - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • W58.19 for Other contact with crocodile - NON-BILLABLE CODE

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


7th Character Note

7th Character Note
Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W58

7th Character

7th Character
Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.
  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela

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.