W01.118 — Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against other sharp object
W01.118 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against other sharp object. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W01
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
W01.118 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.
How W01.118 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to W01.118.
- Fall, falling›due to›slipping›with subsequent striking against object›sharp object›specified NEC
Code to one of these instead W01.118
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- W01.118AFall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against other sharp object, initial encounter
- W01.118DFall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against other sharp object, subsequent encounter
- W01.118SFall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against other sharp object, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share W01.11. If W01.118 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- W01.110Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against sharp glass
- W01.111Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against power tool or machine
- W01.119Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against unspecified sharp object
Questions about W01.118
- Is W01.118 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. W01.118 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does W01.118 sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls (W00-W19).