ICD-10-CM › V00-Y99 › W00-W19 › W10 Fall on and from stairs and steps › W10.9
Fall (on) (from) unspecified stairs and steps
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:
- W10.9XXA Fall (on) (from) unspecified stairs and steps, initial encounter
- W10.9XXD Fall (on) (from) unspecified stairs and steps, subsequent encounter
- W10.9XXS Fall (on) (from) unspecified stairs and steps, 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) (from) unspecified stairs and steps
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 W10 Fall on and from stairs and steps
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W10
Excludes1 - never coded here
- Fall from stairs and steps due to ice and snow (W00.1)
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 > down > stairs, steps
- Fall, falling > from, off, out of > stairs, steps
- Fall, falling > in, on > staircase, stairs, steps
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| W10.0 | Fall (on)(from) escalator | Not billable |
| W10.1 | Fall (on)(from) sidewalk curb | Not billable |
| W10.2 | Fall (on)(from) incline | Not billable |
| W10.8 | Fall (on) (from) other stairs and steps | Not billable |