W61.91XA ICD-10-CM Code: Bitten by other birds, initial encounter
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 W61.91XA in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- contact with excreta of birds
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).
- Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants (T63.-) Compare W61.91XA vs T63 →
Frequently Compared Codes
The official Excludes notes on W61.91XA 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.
Relationships & Classification
Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):EXT012 — External cause codes: bites; 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.
Related Codes
Same clinical category (CCSR)
AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software groups these diagnoses under the same clinical categories (External cause codes: bites; initial encounter, External cause codes: intent of injury, accidental/unintentional).
W55.81XA — Bitten by other mammals, initial encounter, W56.01XA — Bitten by dolphin, initial encounter, W56.11XA — Bitten by sea lion, initial encounter, W56.21XA — Bitten by orca, initial encounter, W56.31XA — Bitten by other marine mammals, initial encounter, W56.41XA — Bitten by shark, initial encounter, W56.51XA — Bitten by other fish, initial encounter, W56.81XA — Bitten by other nonvenomous marine animals, initial encounter, W57.XXXA — Bitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthropods, initial encounter, W58.01XA — Bitten by alligator, initial encounter, W58.11XA — Bitten by crocodile, initial encounter, W59.01XA — Bitten by nonvenomous lizards, initial encounter, W59.11XA — Bitten by nonvenomous snake, initial encounter, W59.21XA — Bitten by turtle, initial encounter, W59.81XA — Bitten by other nonvenomous reptiles, initial encounter, W61.01XA — Bitten by parrot, initial encounter, W61.11XA — Bitten by macaw, initial encounter, W61.21XA — Bitten by other psittacines, initial encounter, W61.51XA — Bitten by goose, initial encounter, W61.61XA — Bitten by duck, initial encounter, +2395 more
Contextual Map
Every relationship of W61.91XA 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]
Clinical classification (CCSR)
- EXT012 — External cause codes: bites; initial encounter [CCSR]
- EXT020 — External cause codes: intent of injury, accidental/unintentional [CCSR]
Nearest codes (40)
- W61 — Contact with birds (domestic) (wild) [Sibling]
- W61.49XD — Other contact with turkey, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
- W61.49XS — Other contact with turkey, sequela [Sibling]
- W61.5 — Contact with goose [Sibling]
- W61.51 — Bitten by goose [Sibling]
- W61.51XA — Bitten by goose, initial encounter [Sibling]
- W61.51XD — Bitten by goose, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
- W61.51XS — Bitten by goose, sequela [Sibling]
- and 32 more
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Does W61.91XA require a 7th character?
Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W61.
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to W61.91XA in its code family, with their registry titles.
- W61.69XA — Other contact with duck, initial encounter
- W61.69XD — Other contact with duck, subsequent encounter
- W61.69XS — Other contact with duck, sequela
- W61.9 — Contact with other birds
- W61.91 — Bitten by other birds
- W61.91XD — Bitten by other birds, subsequent encounter
- W61.91XS — Bitten by other birds, sequela
- W61.92 — Struck by other birds
- W61.92XA — Struck by other birds, initial encounter
- W61.92XD — Struck by other birds, subsequent encounter