W18.31XA
W18.31XA: Fall on same level due to stepping on an object, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
W18.31XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for fall on same level due to stepping on an object, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check W18.31XA with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter
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.
- slipping, tripping and stumbling without fall due to stepping on animal (W18.41)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Fall on same level due to stepping on an animal
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.