W00-W19 — Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls
ICD-10-CM codes W00-W19 cover slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls, within external causes of morbidity. The block holds 488 codes across 19 categories, of which 330 are billable and 158 are header codes that cannot be submitted on a claim. 488 of them (100%) require a 7th character.
Excludes1 — never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
Excludes2 — not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
The 7th character in W00-W19
A code in this block is not complete without its 7th character, and a missing one is a rejected claim rather than a denied one: the clearinghouse never passes it on. 488 of the 488 codes here take one.
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Categories in W00-W19
- W00Fall due to ice and snow
- W01Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling
- W03Other fall on same level due to collision with another person
- W04Fall while being carried or supported by other persons
- W05Fall from non-moving wheelchair, nonmotorized scooter and motorized mobility scooter
- W06Fall from bed
- W07Fall from chair
- W08Fall from other furniture
- W09Fall on and from playground equipment
- W10Fall on and from stairs and steps
- W11Fall on and from ladder
- W12Fall on and from scaffolding
- W13Fall from, out of or through building or structure
- W14Fall from tree
- W15Fall from cliff
- W16Fall, jump or diving into water
- W17Other fall from one level to another
- W18Other slipping, tripping and stumbling and falls
- W19Unspecified fall