W18.49XS

W18.49XS: Other slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

W18.49XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check W18.49XS 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 inherited from the categories above W18.49XS

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

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.

Other codes under W18.49

W18.49XAOther slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling, initial encounter
W18.49XDOther slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling, subsequent encounter