W58
Non-Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Rankcategory
Description
Contact with crocodile or alligator
About ICD-10-CM code W58
W58 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for Contact with crocodile or alligator. It sits in V00-Y99 External Causes of Morbidity, within Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64). W58 is not billable on its own, coders must choose one of its more specific child codes instead.
Use a more specific code (0 billable, 2 non-billable)
Metadata & Insights
- •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
- •Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99).
W50-W64 Parent Instructions
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
Clinical Hierarchy
BillableHas subcodes
Applicable Ancestor Context
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MS-DRG Classification
No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.
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