W61.9
Header — not billableContact with other birds
The ICD-10 code for contact with other birds is W61.9.
W61.9 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under W61.9
Related codes in this category
- W61.0Contact with parrotnon-billable header
- W61.1Contact with macawnon-billable header
- W61.2Contact with other psittacinesnon-billable header
- W61.3Contact with chickennon-billable header
- W61.4Contact with turkeynon-billable header
- W61.5Contact with goosenon-billable header
- W61.6Contact with ducknon-billable header
- W61.9Contact with other birdsnon-billable header