X27 ICD-10-CA code: Contact with other specified venomous animals
X27 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Contact with other specified venomous animals” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
X27Contact with other specified venomous animals
Short description: Contact w oth specified venomous animals
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Index terms
Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to X27. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.
- Bite, bitten by, mammal NEC, venomous, specified NEC
- Contact (accidental), with, venomous, animal, specified NEC
- Contact (accidental), with, animal (nonvenomous) NEC, venomous, specified NEC
Notes for X27
As CIHI prints them, with any note X27 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Chemical released by:• animal• insectrelease of venom through fangs, hairs, spines, tentacles and other venom apparatusvenomous bites and stingsFrom X20-X29 Contact with venomous animals and plants
Use additional code
Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.
- Use additional code from category U98.- to identify place of occurrence.From X20-X29 Contact with venomous animals and plants
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Ingestion of poisonous animals or plants (X49.-)From X20-X29 Contact with venomous animals and plants
Note
- This chapter, which in previous revisions of ICD constituted a supplementary classification, permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, poisoning and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used in addition to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98). Causes of death should preferably be tabulated according to both Chapter XIX and Chapter XX, but if only one code is tabulated then the code from Chapter XX should be used in preference. Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter XX should be used to provide additional information for multiple-condition analysis only.From Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98)
Where X27 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98)
- 2Block V01-X59Accidents
- 3Block W00-X59Other external causes of accidental injury
- 4Block X20-X29Contact with venomous animals and plants
- 5Valid code X27Contact with other specified venomous animals
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does ICD-10-CA code X27 mean?
X27 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Contact with other specified venomous animals” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is X27 in ICD-10-CA?
X27 sits under X20-X29 Contact with venomous animals and plants, within W00-X59 Other external causes of accidental injury, within V01-X59 Accidents, within Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98).
What coding notes apply to X27?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Use additional code, Excludes, Note notes for X27, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside X27
View X20-X29X20Contact with venomous snakes and lizardsX21Contact with venomous spidersX22Contact with scorpionsX23Contact with hornets, wasps and beesX24Contact with centipedes and venomous millipedes (tropical)X25Contact with other venomous arthropodsX26Contact with venomous marine animals and plantsX28Contact with other specified venomous plantsX29Contact with unspecified venomous animal or plant