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ICD-10/W59.83XA

W59.83XA ICD-10-CM Code: Crushed by other nonvenomous reptiles, initial encounter

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Crushed by other nonvenomous reptiles, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (W59.83A).

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for W59.83XA in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2016 baseline of the change ledger.

Verify Before Coding

  • Billable — reportable as written.
  • Principal-diagnosis restriction. External cause of morbidity codes (V, W, X and Y) describe the circumstance that caused an injury, not the condition treated. The Medicare Code Editor rejects them as a principal diagnosis; sequence the injury or condition first and report this code as secondary.

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.

Referenced by Other Codes

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):EXT011 — External cause codes: natural/environment; initial encounter; EXT020 — External cause codes: intent of injury, accidental/unintentional.

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes on other codes that name W59.83XA or its code family.

1 Excludes1 notes: W59.2 (via W59.8.-).

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Does W59.83XA require a 7th character?

Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W59.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to W59.83XA in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • W59.82 — Struck by other nonvenomous reptiles
  • W59.82XA — Struck by other nonvenomous reptiles, initial encounter
  • W59.82XD — Struck by other nonvenomous reptiles, subsequent encounter
  • W59.82XS — Struck by other nonvenomous reptiles, sequela
  • W59.83 — Crushed by other nonvenomous reptiles
  • W59.83XD — Crushed by other nonvenomous reptiles, subsequent encounter
  • W59.83XS — Crushed by other nonvenomous reptiles, sequela
  • W59.89 — Other contact with other nonvenomous reptiles
  • W59.89XA — Other contact with other nonvenomous reptiles, initial encounter
  • W59.89XD — Other contact with other nonvenomous reptiles, subsequent encounter

View all codes in the W59 family