ICD-10-CM › V00-Y99 › W00-W19 › W00.0 Fall on same level due to ice and snow › W00.0XXS
Fall on same level due to ice and snow, sequela
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Fall on same level due to ice and snow, sequela
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from W00 Fall due to ice and snow
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W00
Excludes1 - never coded here
- fall on (from) ice and snow involving pedestrian conveyance (V00.-)
- fall from stairs and steps not due to ice and snow (W10.-)
Includes
- pedestrian on foot falling (slipping) on ice and snow
Inherited from the W00-W19 section Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls (W00-W19)
Excludes1 - never coded here
- 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 included here
- at risk for fall (history of fall) Z91.81
- fall (in) (from) burning building (X00.-)
- fall into fire (X00-X04, X08)
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Hitting against
- Collision NEC > person
- Kicking > against > person
- Broken > glass, contact with
- Striking against > wall > falling into water > fountain
- Striking against > wall > falling into water > reservoir
- Fall, falling > from, off, out of > wheelchair, non-moving > powered
- Accident > transport > pedestrian > conveyance > roller skates > in-line > collision
- Slipping > on > ice
- Slipping > on > snow
- Fall, falling > same level > involving ice or snow
- Fall, falling > due to > ice or snow > on same level
- Tripping > over > person > with fall > due to ice or snow
- Striking against > person > with fall > due to ice or snow
- Stumbling > over > person > with fall > due to ice or snow
- Collision NEC > pedestrian > with fall > due to ice or snow
- Struck by > other person > with > fall > due to ice or snow
- Bumping against, into > person > with fall > due to ice or snow
- Pushed, pushing > by other person > with fall > due to ice or snow
- Fall, falling > due to > bumping against > person > due to ice or snow
- Fall, falling > due to > striking against > person > due to ice or snow
- Fall, falling > due to > collision with another person > due to ice or snow
- Accident > pedestrian > with > another pedestrian > with fall > due to ice or snow
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| W00.0XXA | Fall on same level due to ice and snow, initial encounter | Valid |
| W00.0XXD | Fall on same level due to ice and snow, subsequent encounter | Valid |