W18.2XXS

W18.2XXS: Fall in (into) shower or empty bathtub, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

W18.2XXS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for fall in (into) shower or empty bathtub, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check W18.2XXS with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "S": sequela

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W18

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.

fall in full bathtub causing drowning or submersion (W16.21-)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above W18.2XXS

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on W18.2: Fall in (into) shower or empty bathtub

fall in full bathtub causing drowning or submersion (W16.21-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under W18.2