ICD-10-CM · Chapter 20 · V00-Y99
W56 Contact with nonvenomous marine animal
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