W54.8

Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
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Official Description

Other contact with dog

Metadata & Insights
  • Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99).
General instructions are available for the parent sections:

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
W50-W64Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64)
W54Contact with dog
W54.8Other contact with dogBillable
W54.8XXAOther contact with dog, initial encounterBillable
W54.8XXDOther contact with dog, subsequent encounterBillable
W54.8XXSOther contact with dog, sequelaBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to W54.8:

categoryW54
Contact with dog
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blockW50-W64
Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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