W56.52Struck by other fish

W56.52 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for struck by other fish. It belongs to category W56 (contact with nonvenomous marine animal), block W50-W64 (exposure to animate mechanical forces) and chapter 20 (external causes of morbidity). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within W56.5, choose W56.52 (Struck by other fish) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: Bitten by other fish (W56.51) and other contact with other fish (W56.59).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.