ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
W61.9Contact with other birds
W61.9 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 W61.9
W61.9 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for contact with other birds. 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, choose W61.9 (other birds) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: parrot (W61.0), macaw (W61.1), other psittacines (W61.2), chicken (W61.3), turkey (W61.4), goose (W61.5) and duck (W61.6).
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
- Ainitial encounter
- Dsubsequent encounter
- Ssequela
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to W61.9.
› From W61 Contact with birds (domestic) (wild)
- contact with excreta of birds
Broader instructions also apply from W50-W64 Exposure to animate mechanical forces and Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity.
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about W61.9
Is W61.9 billable?
- No. W61.9 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.