Other contact with chicken, subsequent encounter

This code indicates that a patient has had a subsequent encounter for an injury or adverse effect resulting from contact with a chicken, excluding pecks. This could involve various types of non-peck injuries sustained from interacting with a chicken.

Use this code when documenting follow-up care for injuries such as scratches, contusions, or other non-peck wounds caused by a chicken. This applies to situations where the initial treatment has already been rendered and the patient is returning for further evaluation, wound care, or management of complications.

• Ensure documentation clearly specifies the encounter as "subsequent" and the injury is not a peck.
• Always code the nature of the injury (e.g., scratch, contusion) first, followed by this external cause code.
• Verify that the external cause is indeed a chicken and not another type of fowl.