ICD-10-CM › V00-Y99 › W00-W19 › W13.0 Fall from, out of or through balcony › W13.0XXS
Fall from, out of or through balcony, sequela
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
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, out of or through balcony, 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 W13 Fall from, out of or through building or structure
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W13
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 > from, off, out of > balcony
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| W13.0XXA | Fall from, out of or through balcony, initial encounter | Valid |
| W13.0XXD | Fall from, out of or through balcony, subsequent encounter | Valid |