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W59.2

Non-Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Contact with turtles

Use a more specific code (3 billable)
W59.21Bitten by turtleW59.22Struck by turtleW59.29Other contact with turtle
Metadata & Insights
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99).

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • contact with tortoises (W59.8-)
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
W59.2Contact with turtlesNot billable
W59.21Bitten by turtleBillable
W59.22Struck by turtleBillable
W59.29Other contact with turtleBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to W59.2:

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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