W59.83XS ICD-10-CM Code: Crushed by other nonvenomous reptiles, sequela
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for W59.83XS 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).
- contact with venomous reptile (T63.0-, T63.1-) Compare W59.83XS vs T63.0 →
- Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants (T63.-) Compare W59.83XS vs T63 →
Frequently Compared Codes
The official Excludes notes on W59.83XS name these codes. Each comparison page covers when the two can — or must not — be reported together.
Change history
No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2016 baseline of the change ledger.
Verify Before Coding
- 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.
Contextual Map
Every relationship of W59.83XS in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.
Hierarchy
- V00-Y99 — Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) (V00-Y99) [Hierarchy]
- W00-X58 — Other external causes of accidental injury [Hierarchy]
- W50-W64 — Exposure to animate mechanical forces [Hierarchy]
Referenced by Excludes1 notes
- W59.2 — Contact with turtles [Excludes1](via W59.8.-): “contact with tortoises (W59.8-)” · check together
Clinical classification (CCSR)
- EXT030 — External cause codes: sequela [CCSR]
Nearest codes (40)
- W59 — Contact with other nonvenomous reptiles [Sibling]
- W59.12XA — Struck by nonvenomous snake, initial encounter [Sibling]
- W59.12XD — Struck by nonvenomous snake, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
- W59.12XS — Struck by nonvenomous snake, sequela [Sibling]
- W59.13 — Crushed by nonvenomous snake [Sibling]
- W59.13XA — Crushed by nonvenomous snake, initial encounter [Sibling]
- W59.13XD — Crushed by nonvenomous snake, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
- W59.13XS — Crushed by nonvenomous snake, sequela [Sibling]
- and 32 more
Referenced by Other Codes
Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):EXT030 — External cause codes: sequela.
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 W59.83XS or its code family.
1 Excludes1 notes: W59.2 (via W59.8.-).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Does W59.83XS 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 W59.83XS 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
- W59.83XA — Crushed by other nonvenomous reptiles, initial encounter
- W59.83XD — Crushed by other nonvenomous reptiles, subsequent encounter
- 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