W18.41XS

W18.41XS: Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping on object, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

W18.41XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping on object, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check W18.41XS 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.

slipping, tripping and stumbling with fall due to stepping on animal (W18.31)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping on animal

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above W18.41XS

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on W18.41: Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping on object

slipping, tripping and stumbling with fall due to stepping on animal (W18.31)

Written on W18.4: Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling

collision with another person without fall (W51)

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.