Contact with dog (W54)
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Instructional Notations
Includes
This note appears immediately under a three character code title to further define, or give examples of, the content of the category.
- contact with saliva, feces or urine of dog
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 W54
7th Character
Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y99)
Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64)
W54 Contact with dog
W54.0 Bitten by dog
- W54.0XXA Bitten by dog, initial encounter
- W54.0XXD Bitten by dog, subsequent encounter
- W54.0XXS Bitten by dog, sequela
W54.1 Struck by dog
- W54.1XXA Struck by dog, initial encounter
- W54.1XXD Struck by dog, subsequent encounter
- W54.1XXS Struck by dog, sequela
W54.8 Other contact with dog
- W54.8XXA Other contact with dog, initial encounter
- W54.8XXD Other contact with dog, subsequent encounter
- W54.8XXS Other contact with dog, sequela
Contact with dog (W54)