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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

W61.39Other contact with chicken

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

W61.39 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About W61.39

W61.39 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other contact with chicken. It belongs to category W61 (contact with birds (domestic) (wild)), 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 W61.3, choose W61.39 (Other contact with chicken) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: struck by chicken (W61.32) and Pecked by chicken (W61.33).

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.

7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W61

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code
  • Exposure to chickens

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to W61.39.

› From W61 Contact with birds (domestic) (wild)
Includes
  • contact with excreta of birds

Broader instructions also apply from W50-W64 Exposure to animate mechanical forces and Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity.

Alphabetic index entries

1 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to W61.39.

Code history

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  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about W61.39

Is W61.39 billable?

No. W61.39 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.