W51
W51: Accidental striking against or bumped into by another person
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
W51 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for accidental striking against or bumped into by another person. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code W51
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Other codes that can never be billed with W51
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- V00Pedestrian conveyance accident
- W03Other fall on same level due to collision with another person
- W03.XXXAOther fall on same level due to collision with another person, initial encounter
- W03.XXXDOther fall on same level due to collision with another person, subsequent encounter
- W03.XXXSOther fall on same level due to collision with another person, sequela
- W18.4Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Bumping against, into›person(s)
- Collision NEC›pedestrian
- Knocked down NOS›person
- Pushed, pushing›by other person(s) (accidental)
- Stepping on›person
- Striking against›person(s)
- Stumbling›over›person
- Tripping›over›person
- Accident›pedestrian›with›another pedestrian
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead W51
3 child codes. Green means billable.