ICD-10-CM › V00-Y99 › W00-W19 › W19 Unspecified fall › W19.XXXD
Unspecified fall, subsequent encounter
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 Unspecified fall, subsequent encounter
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 W19 Unspecified fall
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code W19
Also known as
- Accidental fall NOS
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
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| W19.XXXA | Unspecified fall, initial encounter | Valid |
| W19.XXXS | Unspecified fall, sequela | Valid |