ICD-10-CM › V00-Y99 › W00-W19 › W18 Other slipping, tripping and... › W18.0
Fall due to bumping against object
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 4 more specific codes instead:
- W18.00 Striking against unspecified object with subsequent fall (also a header)
- W18.01 Striking against sports equipment with subsequent fall (also a header)
- W18.02 Striking against glass with subsequent fall (also a header)
- W18.09 Striking against other object with subsequent fall (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 Fall due to bumping against object
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 W18 Other slipping, tripping and stumbling and falls
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W18
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 |
|---|---|---|
| W18.1 | Fall from or off toilet | Not billable |
| W18.2 | Fall in (into) shower or empty bathtub | Not billable |
| W18.3 | Other and unspecified fall on same level | Not billable |
| W18.4 | Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling | Not billable |