W18.42XA
W18.42XA: Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping into hole or opening, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
W18.42XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping into hole or opening, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check W18.42XA 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
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.