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2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W61

Contact with birds (domestic) (wild)

ICD-10-CM Code:
W61
ICD-10 Code for:
Contact with birds (domestic) (wild)
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
Code Navigator:

W61 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity from the list below for a diagnosis of contact with birds (domestic) (wild). The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2026 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 birds (domestic) (wild)

Non-specific codes like W61 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following billable codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for contact with birds (domestic) (wild):

  • W61.0 for Contact with parrot

  • W61.01 for Bitten by parrot

  • W61.02 for Struck by parrot

  • W61.09 for Other contact with parrot

  • W61.1 for Contact with macaw

  • W61.11 for Bitten by macaw

  • W61.12 for Struck by macaw

  • W61.19 for Other contact with macaw

  • W61.2 for Contact with other psittacines

  • W61.21 for Bitten by other psittacines

  • W61.22 for Struck by other psittacines

  • W61.29 for Other contact with other psittacines

  • W61.3 for Contact with chicken

  • W61.32 for Struck by chicken

  • W61.33 for Pecked by chicken

  • W61.39 for Other contact with chicken

  • W61.4 for Contact with turkey

  • W61.42 for Struck by turkey

  • W61.43 for Pecked by turkey

  • W61.49 for Other contact with turkey

  • W61.5 for Contact with goose

  • W61.51 for Bitten by goose

  • W61.52 for Struck by goose

  • W61.59 for Other contact with goose

  • W61.6 for Contact with duck

  • W61.61 for Bitten by duck

  • W61.62 for Struck by duck

  • W61.69 for Other contact with duck

  • W61.9 for Contact with other birds

  • W61.91 for Bitten by other birds

  • W61.92 for Struck by other birds

  • W61.99 for Other contact with other birds

Code Classification

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality
    V01–Y99
    • Exposure to animate mechanical forces
      W50-W64
      • Contact with birds (wild) (W61)
        domestic

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.


Includes

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 excreta of birds

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 W61

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 2026 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2025 through 9/30/2026
  • FY 2025 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2024 through 9/30/2025
  • 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.