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W54 - Contact with dog


The ICD 10 Code for Contact with dog is listed as W54.
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: W54
Description: Contact with dog
  • Includes: contact with saliva, feces or urine of dog
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W54
  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela
Chapter External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of W54:
W54.0 - Bitten by dog
W54.1 - Struck by dog
W54.8 - Other contact with dog