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W01.19

Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against other 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.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 2 more specific codes instead:

  • W01.190 Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against furniture (also a header)
  • W01.198 Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against other object (also a header)

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 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.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against other 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)

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
W01.10 Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against unspecified object Not billable
W01.11 Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against sharp object Not billable