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W59.1

Non-Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Contact with nonvenomous snakes

Use a more specific code (4 billable)
W59.11Bitten by nonvenomous snakeW59.12Struck by nonvenomous snakeW59.13Crushed by nonvenomous snakeW59.19Other contact with nonvenomous snake
Metadata & Insights
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99).
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
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Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
W50-W64Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64)
W59Contact with other nonvenomous reptiles
W59.1Contact with nonvenomous snakesNot billable
W59.11Bitten by nonvenomous snakeBillable
W59.12Struck by nonvenomous snakeBillable
W59.13Crushed by nonvenomous snakeBillable
W59.19Other contact with nonvenomous snakeBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to W59.1:

categoryW59
Contact with other nonvenomous reptiles
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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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