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ICD-10-CM block

Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls (W00-W19)

Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity

Categories in W00-W19

W00 Fall due to ice and snow

W01 Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling

W03 Other fall on same level due to collision with another person

W04 Fall while being carried or supported by other persons

W05 Fall from non-moving wheelchair, nonmotorized scooter and motorized mobility scooter

W06 Fall from bed

W07 Fall from chair

W08 Fall from other furniture

W09 Fall on and from playground equipment

W10 Fall on and from stairs and steps

W11 Fall on and from ladder

W12 Fall on and from scaffolding

W13 Fall from, out of or through building or structure

W14 Fall from tree

W15 Fall from cliff

W16 Fall, jump or diving into water

W17 Other fall from one level to another

W18 Other slipping, tripping and stumbling and falls

W19 Unspecified fall

Notes for the whole block

Excludes1 Not coded here: never report these together with this code (use the code given instead).

  • assault involving a fall (Y01-Y02)
  • fall from animal (V80.-)
  • fall (in) (from) machinery (in operation) (W28-W31)
  • fall (in) (from) transport vehicle (V01-V99)
  • intentional self-harm involving a fall (X80-X81)

Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.

  • at risk for fall (history of fall) Z91.81
  • fall (in) (from) burning building (X00.-)
  • fall into fire (X00-X04, X08)

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