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W59.29

Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Other contact with turtle

Metadata & Insights
  • •Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • •Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99).

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Exposure to turtles
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
View W50-W64 NotesView W59 NotesView W59.2 Notes

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 turtles
W59.29Other contact with turtleBillable
W59.29XAOther contact with turtle, initial encounterBillable
W59.29XDOther contact with turtle, subsequent encounterBillable
W59.29XSOther contact with turtle, sequelaBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to W59.29:

subcategoryW59.2
Contact with turtles
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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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