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W59.2 - Contact with turtles


The ICD 10 Code for Contact with turtles is listed as W59.2.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: W59.2
Description: Contact with turtles
  • Excludes1: contact with tortoises (W59.8-)
Chapter External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
Block Accidents (V00-X58)
Parent W59 - Contact with other nonvenomous reptiles
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of W59.2:
W59.21 - Bitten by turtle
W59.22 - Struck by turtle
W59.29 - Other contact with turtle
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of W59.2:
W59.0 - Contact with nonvenomous lizards
W59.1 - Contact with nonvenomous snakes
W59.8 - Contact with other nonvenomous reptiles