W55 Contact with other mammals

Category / Non-billable header 28 subcodes

Block: Accidents (V00-X58)

Includes

  • contact with saliva, feces or urine of mammal

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • animal being ridden- see transport accidents
  • bitten or struck by dog (W54)
  • bitten or struck by rodent (W53.-)
  • contact with marine mammals (W56.-)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
W55..0 Contact with cat No
W55..01 Bitten by cat No
W55..03 Scratched by cat No
W55..09 Other contact with cat No
W55..1 Contact with horse No
W55..11 Bitten by horse No
W55..12 Struck by horse No
W55..19 Other contact with horse No
W55..2 Contact with cow No
W55..21 Bitten by cow No
W55..22 Struck by cow No
W55..29 Other contact with cow No
W55..3 Contact with other hoof stock No
W55..31 Bitten by other hoof stock No
W55..32 Struck by other hoof stock No
W55..39 Other contact with other hoof stock No
W55..4 Contact with pig No
W55..41 Bitten by pig No
W55..42 Struck by pig No
W55..49 Other contact with pig No
W55..5 Contact with raccoon No
W55..51 Bitten by raccoon No
W55..52 Struck by raccoon No
W55..59 Other contact with raccoon No
W55..8 Contact with other mammals No
W55..81 Bitten by other mammals No
W55..82 Struck by other mammals No
W55..89 Other contact with other mammals No

Last reviewed: September 2026