ICD-10-CM › V00-Y99 › W00-W19 › W05 Fall from non-moving wheelchair,... › W05.0
Fall from non-moving wheelchair
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:
- W05.0XXA Fall from non-moving wheelchair, initial encounter
- W05.0XXD Fall from non-moving wheelchair, subsequent encounter
- W05.0XXS Fall from non-moving wheelchair, 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 from non-moving wheelchair
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 W05 Fall from non-moving wheelchair, nonmotorized scooter and motorized mobility scooter
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W05
Excludes1 - never coded here
- fall from moving wheelchair (powered) (V00.811)
- fall from moving motorized mobility scooter (V00.831)
- fall from nonmotorized scooter (V00.141)
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 > out of > wheelchair, non-moving
- Fall, falling > involving > wheelchair, non-moving
- Fall, falling > from, off, out of > wheelchair, non-moving
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| W05.1 | Fall from non-moving nonmotorized scooter | Not billable |
| W05.2 | Fall from non-moving motorized mobility scooter | Not billable |