W57 Billable Code
Bitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthropods
Chapter Classification
Chapter 20
External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
Section Detail
W50-W64
Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
excludes1
- contact with venomous insects and arthropods (T63.2-, T63.3-, T63.4-)
sevenChrDef
- {'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter'}
- {'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter'}
- {'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}
sevenChrNote
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code W57
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