ICD-10-CM › V00-Y99 › W00-W19 › W01.1 Fall on same level from slipping,... › W01.10
Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against unspecified object
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:
- W01.10XA Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against unspecified object, initial encounter
- W01.10XD Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against unspecified object, subsequent encounter
- W01.10XS Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against unspecified object, sequela
This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2014 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.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against unspecified object
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 W01 Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W01
Excludes1 - never coded here
- fall due to bumping (striking) against object (W18.0-)
- fall in shower or bathtub (W18.2-)
- fall on same level NOS (W18.30)
- fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling due to ice or snow (W00.0)
- fall off or from toilet (W18.1-)
- slipping, tripping and stumbling NOS (W18.40)
- slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling (W18.4-)
Includes
- fall on moving sidewalk
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.
- Broken > glass, contact with
- Fall, falling > due to > slipping > with subsequent striking against object
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| W01.11 | Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against sharp object | Not billable |
| W01.19 | Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against other object | Not billable |