W56 Contact with nonvenomous marine animal

Category / Non-billable header 28 subcodes

Block: Accidents (V00-X58)

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • contact with venomous marine animal (T63.-)

Subcodes

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

Code Description Billable
W56..0 Contact with dolphin No
W56..01 Bitten by dolphin No
W56..02 Struck by dolphin No
W56..09 Other contact with dolphin No
W56..1 Contact with sea lion No
W56..11 Bitten by sea lion No
W56..12 Struck by sea lion No
W56..19 Other contact with sea lion No
W56..2 Contact with orca No
W56..21 Bitten by orca No
W56..22 Struck by orca No
W56..29 Other contact with orca No
W56..3 Contact with other marine mammals No
W56..31 Bitten by other marine mammals No
W56..32 Struck by other marine mammals No
W56..39 Other contact with other marine mammals No
W56..4 Contact with shark No
W56..41 Bitten by shark No
W56..42 Struck by shark No
W56..49 Other contact with shark No
W56..5 Contact with other fish No
W56..51 Bitten by other fish No
W56..52 Struck by other fish No
W56..59 Other contact with other fish No
W56..8 Contact with other nonvenomous marine animals No
W56..81 Bitten by other nonvenomous marine animals No
W56..82 Struck by other nonvenomous marine animals No
W56..89 Other contact with other nonvenomous marine animals No

Last reviewed: September 2026