ICD-10-CM › V00-Y99 › W00-W19 › W17 Other fall from one level to another › W17.8
Other fall from one level to another
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:
- W17.81 Fall down embankment (hill) (also a header)
- W17.82 Fall from (out of) grocery cart (also a header)
- W17.89 Other fall from one level to another (also a header)
This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2012 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.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Other fall from one level to another
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 W17 Other fall from one level to another
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W17
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)
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| W17.0 | Fall into well | Not billable |
| W17.1 | Fall into storm drain or manhole | Not billable |
| W17.2 | Fall into hole | Not billable |
| W17.3 | Fall into empty swimming pool | Not billable |
| W17.4 | Fall from dock | Not billable |