W03
W03: Other fall on same level due to collision with another person
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
W03 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other fall on same level due to collision with another person. 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 code W03
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Fall due to non-transport collision with other person
Other codes that can never be billed with W03
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- V00Pedestrian conveyance accident
- W51Accidental striking against or bumped into by another person
- W51.XXXAAccidental striking against or bumped into by another person, initial encounter
- W51.XXXDAccidental striking against or bumped into by another person, subsequent encounter
- W51.XXXSAccidental striking against or bumped into by another person, sequela
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Tackle in sport
- Bumping against, into›person›with fall
- Collision NEC›pedestrian›with fall
- Fall, falling›due to›collision with another person
- Pushed, pushing›by other person›with fall
- Striking against›person›with fall
- Fall, falling›due to›bumping against›person
- Fall, falling›due to›striking against›person
- Fall, falling›same level›from›collision, pushing, shoving, by or with other person
- Struck by›other person›with›fall
- Stumbling›over›person›with fall
- Tripping›over›person›with fall
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead W03
3 child codes. Green means billable.