2024 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 for a diagnosis of contact with birds (domestic) (wild). 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 birds (domestic) (wild)
Non-specific codes like W61 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 birds (domestic) (wild):
W61.0 for Contact with parrot - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.01 for Bitten by parrot - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.02 for Struck by parrot - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.09 for Other contact with parrot - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.1 for Contact with macaw - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.11 for Bitten by macaw - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.12 for Struck by macaw - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.19 for Other contact with macaw - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.2 for Contact with other psittacines - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.21 for Bitten by other psittacines - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.22 for Struck by other psittacines - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.29 for Other contact with other psittacines - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.3 for Contact with chicken - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.32 for Struck by chicken - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.33 for Pecked by chicken - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.39 for Other contact with chicken - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.4 for Contact with turkey - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.42 for Struck by turkey - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.43 for Pecked by turkey - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.49 for Other contact with turkey - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.5 for Contact with goose - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.51 for Bitten by goose - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.52 for Struck by goose - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.59 for Other contact with goose - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.6 for Contact with duck - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.61 for Bitten by duck - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.62 for Struck by duck - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.69 for Other contact with duck - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.9 for Contact with other birds - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.91 for Bitten by other birds - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.92 for Struck by other birds - NON-BILLABLE CODE
W61.99 for Other contact with other birds - 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.
Includes
IncludesThis 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 NoteCertain 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 CharacterIndicates 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.