W00.0XXS — Fall on same level due to ice and snow, sequela
W00.0XXS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for fall on same level due to ice and snow, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "S" — sequela
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W00
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above W00.0XXS
These are not written on W00.0XXS, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing W00.0XXS with anything listed here is a denial.
Other codes that can never be billed with W00.0XXS
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at W00.0XXS. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading W00.0XXS alone.
- V00Pedestrian conveyance accident
Risk adjustment
W00.0XXS does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code history
W00.0XXS has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share W00.0. If W00.0XXS is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about W00.0XXS
- Is W00.0XXS a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. W00.0XXS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does W00.0XXS sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls (W00-W19).
- What cannot be coded together with W00.0XXS?
- W00.0XXS carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above W00.0XXS (W00) and apply to it just the same.