W55.01XA — Bitten by cat, initial encounter

W55.01XA

What this code means

An external-cause code recording a scratch by a cat; first encounter.

Also called: cat scratch.

When this code is used

Used as an additional code for scratched by cat, initial encounter.

Where it sits in ICD-10-CM

Code W55.01XA belongs to Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity, which covers codes V00–Y99 in the FY2027 ICD-10-CM tabular list. The official description above is copied verbatim from the CDC/NCHS FY2027 code file.

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More codes in Chapter 20

V89.2XXA — Person injured in unspecified motor-vehicle accident, traffic, initial encounterW01.0XXA — Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling without subsequent striking against object, initial encounterW10.9XXA — Fall (on) (from) unspecified stairs and steps, initial encounterW19.XXXA — Unspecified fall, initial encounterW54.0XXA — Bitten by dog, initial encounterW57.XXXA — Bitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthropods, initial encounter

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