Fall from playground swing, subsequent encounter

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

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 from playground swing, subsequent encounter

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 W09 Fall on and from playground equipment

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W09

Excludes1 - never coded here

fall involving recreational machinery (W31)

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 > in, on > playground equipment > swing
Fall, falling > involving > playground equipment > swing
Fall, falling > from, off, out of > playground equipment > swing

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
W09.1XXA	Fall from playground swing, initial encounter	Valid
W09.1XXS	Fall from playground swing, sequela	Valid