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W00

Non-Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Rankcategory
Description

Fall due to ice and snow

About ICD-10-CM code W00

The ICD-10-CM tabular list places Fall due to ice and snow at code W00, inside V00-Y99 External Causes of Morbidity, within Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls (W00-W19). You should not submit this code on claims since it lacks billing specificity, use a child code.

Use a more specific code (4 billable)
W00.0Fall on same level due to ice and snowW00.1Fall from stairs and steps due to ice and snowW00.2Other fall from one level to another due to ice and snowW00.9Unspecified fall due to ice and snow
Metadata & Insights
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99).

W00-W19 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • 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. Code separately if applicable.)
  • at risk for fall (history of fall) Z91.81
  • fall (in) (from) burning building (X00.-)
  • fall into fire (X00-X04, X08)

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • pedestrian on foot falling (slipping) on ice and snow
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • fall on (from) ice and snow involving pedestrian conveyance (V00.-)
  • fall from stairs and steps not due to ice and snow (W10.-)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
W00-W19Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls (W00-W19)
W00Fall due to ice and snowNot billable
W00.0Fall on same level due to ice and snowBillable
W00.1Fall from stairs and steps due to ice and snowBillable
W00.2Other fall from one level to another due to ice and snowBillable
W00.9Unspecified fall due to ice and snowBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to W00:

blockW00-W19
Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls (W00-W19)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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