Contact with rodent (W53)

• ICD-10 Index

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y98)

    • Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64)

      • Contact with rodent (W53)

        • W53 - Contact with rodent NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.0 - Contact with mouse NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.01 - Bitten by mouse NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.01XA - Bitten by mouse, initial encounter BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.01XD - Bitten by mouse, subsequent encounter BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.01XS - Bitten by mouse, sequela BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.09 - Other contact with mouse NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.09XA - Other contact with mouse, initial encounter BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.09XD - Other contact with mouse, subsequent encounter BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.09XS - Other contact with mouse, sequela BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.1 - Contact with rat NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.11 - Bitten by rat NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.11XA - Bitten by rat, initial encounter BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.11XD - Bitten by rat, subsequent encounter BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.11XS - Bitten by rat, sequela BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.19 - Other contact with rat NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.19XA - Other contact with rat, initial encounter BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.19XD - Other contact with rat, subsequent encounter BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.19XS - Other contact with rat, sequela BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.2 - Contact with squirrel NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.21 - Bitten by squirrel NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.21XA - Bitten by squirrel, initial encounter BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.21XD - Bitten by squirrel, subsequent encounter BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.21XS - Bitten by squirrel, sequela BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.29 - Other contact with squirrel NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.29XA - Other contact with squirrel, initial encounter BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.29XD - Other contact with squirrel, subsequent encounter BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.29XS - Other contact with squirrel, sequela BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.8 - Contact with other rodent NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.81 - Bitten by other rodent NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.81XA - Bitten by other rodent, initial encounter BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.81XD - Bitten by other rodent, subsequent encounter BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.81XS - Bitten by other rodent, sequela BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.89 - Other contact with other rodent NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.89XA - Other contact with other rodent, initial encounter BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.89XD - Other contact with other rodent, subsequent encounter BILLABLE CODE
        • W53.89XS - Other contact with other rodent, sequela BILLABLE CODE

Instructional Notations

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 saliva, feces or urine of rodent

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 W53

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