Fall (on) (from) unspecified stairs and steps, sequela

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 (on) (from) unspecified stairs and steps, sequela

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
W10.9XXA	Fall (on) (from) unspecified stairs and steps, initial encounter	Valid
W10.9XXD	Fall (on) (from) unspecified stairs and steps, subsequent encounter	Valid