W53.0
Header — not billableContact with mouse
The ICD-10 code for contact with mouse is W53.0.
W53.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 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 W53.0
Related codes in this category
- W53.1Contact with ratnon-billable header
- W53.2Contact with squirrelnon-billable header
- W53.8Contact with other rodentnon-billable header
- W53.0Contact with mousenon-billable header