ICD-10-CM › V00-Y99 › W00-W19 › W18.4 Slipping, tripping and stumbling... › W18.40
Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling, unspecified
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:
- W18.40XA Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling, unspecified, initial encounter
- W18.40XD Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling, unspecified, subsequent encounter
- W18.40XS Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling, unspecified, 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 Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling, unspecified
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)
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.
- Slipping > without fall
- Tripping > without fall
- Stumbling > without fall
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| W18.41 | Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping on object | Not billable |
| W18.42 | Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping into hole or opening | Not billable |
| W18.43 | Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping from one level to another | Not billable |
| W18.49 | Other slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling | Not billable |