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ICD-10 code W55

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W55

Contact with other mammals

ICD-10 code W55 for Contact with other mammals

Includes: contact with saliva, feces or urine of mammal
Excludes1: animal being ridden- see transport accidents
bitten or struck by dog (W54)
bitten or struck by rodent (W53.-)
contact with marine mammals (W56.-)
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W55
A - initial encounter
D - subsequent encounter
S - sequela
W55.0
Contact with cat
W55.1
Contact with horse
W55.2
Contact with cow
W55.3
Contact with other hoof stock
W55.4
Contact with pig
W55.5
Contact with raccoon
W55.8
Contact with other mammals
ICD-10
ATC
ICD-10 International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision
ICD-10

ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO).

It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases.

ATC

The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification System is used for the classification of active ingredients of drugs according to the organ or system on which they act and their therapeutic, pharmacological and chemical properties.

It is controlled by the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology (WHOCC).

DDD

The defined daily dose (DDD) is a statistical measure of drug consumption, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO).

It is used to standardize the comparison of drug usage between different drugs or between different health care environments.

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