W00-W19

Non-Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Rankblock
Official Description

Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls (W00-W19)

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99).

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not 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)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
W00-W19Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls (W00-W19)
W00Fall due to ice and snow
W01Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling
W03Other fall on same level due to collision with another person
W04Fall while being carried or supported by other persons
W05Fall from non-moving wheelchair, nonmotorized scooter and motorized mobility scooter
W06Fall from bed
W07Fall from chair
W08Fall from other furniture
W09Fall on and from playground equipment
W10Fall on and from stairs and steps
W11Fall on and from ladder
W12Fall on and from scaffolding
W13Fall from, out of or through building or structure
W14Fall from tree
W15Fall from cliff
W16Fall, jump or diving into water
W17Other fall from one level to another
W18Other slipping, tripping and stumbling and falls
W19Unspecified fall

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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