W59 Contact with other nonvenomous reptiles

Category / Non-billable header 18 subcodes

Block: Accidents (V00-X58)

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • contact with venomous reptile (T63.0-, T63.1-)

Subcodes

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

Code Description Billable
W59..0 Contact with nonvenomous lizards No
W59..01 Bitten by nonvenomous lizards No
W59..02 Struck by nonvenomous lizards No
W59..09 Other contact with nonvenomous lizards No
W59..1 Contact with nonvenomous snakes No
W59..11 Bitten by nonvenomous snake No
W59..12 Struck by nonvenomous snake No
W59..13 Crushed by nonvenomous snake No
W59..19 Other contact with nonvenomous snake No
W59..2 Contact with turtles No
W59..21 Bitten by turtle No
W59..22 Struck by turtle No
W59..29 Other contact with turtle No
W59..8 Contact with other nonvenomous reptiles No
W59..81 Bitten by other nonvenomous reptiles No
W59..82 Struck by other nonvenomous reptiles No
W59..83 Crushed by other nonvenomous reptiles No
W59..89 Other contact with other nonvenomous reptiles No

Last reviewed: September 2026