Billable Medical Code for Bite of Other Animal Except Arthropod
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM E906.3
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM E906.3.
The Short Description Is: Animal bite NEC.
Known As
Cat bite is also known as open cat bite left posterior thorax, open cat bite of abdominal wall, open cat bite of ankle, open cat bite of buttocks, open cat bite of cheek, open cat bite of chest wall, open cat bite of chin, open cat bite of ear, open cat bite of elbow, open cat bite of eyelid, open cat bite of face, open cat bite of finger, open cat bite of foot, open cat bite of forearm, open cat bite of forehead, open cat bite of great toe, open cat bite of hand, open cat bite of head, open cat bite of hip, open cat bite of jaw, open cat bite of knee, open cat bite of left ankle, open cat bite of left buttock, open cat bite of left cheek, open cat bite of left chest wall, open cat bite of left ear, open cat bite of left elbow, open cat bite of left eyelid, open cat bite of left finger, open cat bite of left foot, open cat bite of left forearm, open cat bite of left great toe, open cat bite of left hand, open cat bite of left hip, open cat bite of left index finger, open cat bite of left knee, open cat bite of left lesser toe, open cat bite of left little finger, open cat bite of left lower leg, open cat bite of left middle finger, opend cat bite of left periocular area, open cat bite of left posterior thorax, open cat bite of left ring finger, open cat bite of left shoulder, open cat bite of left thigh, open cat bite of left thumb, open cat bite of left toe, open cat bite of left upper arm, open cat bite of left wrist, open cat bite of lesser toe, open cat bite of lip, open cat bite of low back, open cat bite of lower leg, open cat bite of neck, open cat bite of nose, open cat bite of pelvis, open cat bite of periocular area, open cat bite of posterior thorax, open cat bite of right ankle, open cate bite of right buttock, open cat bite of right cheek, open cat bite of right chest wall, open cat bite of right ear, open cat bite of right elbow,open cat bite of right eyelid, open cat bite of right finger, open cat bite of right foot, open cat bite of right forearm, open cat bite of right great toe, open cat bite of right hand, open cat bite of right hip, open cat bite of right knee, open cat bite of lesser toe, open cat bite of right little finger, open cat bite of right lower leg, open cat bite of right middle finger, open cat bite of right periodular area, open cat bite of right posterior thorax, open cat bite of right ring finger, open cat bite of right shoulder, open cat bite of right thigh, open cat bite of right thumb, open cat bite of right toe, open cat bite of right upper arm, open cat bite of right wrist, open cat bite of scalp, open cat bite of shoulder, open cat bite of thigh, open cat bite of thumb, open cat bite of toe, open cat bite of upper arm, open cat bite of wrist, and open cat bite would of neck. This applies to cats, moray eel, rodents (except rats) and shark.
Cat Bite and Symptoms
Symptoms you should look for following a cat bite are a puncture type would or break in the skin, bruising around the bite area, pain around wound, skin around the bite feels warm and appears red, or swelling with pus coming from the bite.