ICD-10-CM Codes › V00-Y99 External causes of morbidity › W00-W19 Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls › Fall on and from stairs and steps W10 Fall on and from stairs and steps W10-
Unspecified fall, initial encounter. 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code. W19.XXXA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W19.XXXA: Unspecified fall, initial encounter. ICD-10-CM Codes. ›. V00-Y99 External causes of morbidity. ›. W00-W19 Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls. ›. W19- Unspecified fall. ›.
The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM W19.XXXA became effective on October 1, 2019. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of W19.XXXA - other international versions of ICD-10 W19.XXXA may differ. W19.XXXA describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
Fall on and from stairs and steps 1 V00-Y99#N#2021 ICD-10-CM Range V00-Y99#N#External causes of morbidity#N#Note#N#This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes ( S00-T88 ). Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter 20 should be used to provide additional information as to the cause of the condition.#N#External causes of morbidity 2 W00-W19#N#2021 ICD-10-CM Range W00-W19#N#Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls#N#Type 1 Excludes#N#assault involving a fall ( Y01 - Y02)#N#fall from animal ( V80.-)#N#fall (in) (from) machinery (in operation) ( W28 - W31)#N#fall (in) (from) transport vehicle ( V01 - V99)#N#intentional self-harm involving a fall ( X80 - X81)#N#Type 2 Excludes#N#at risk for fall (history of fall) Z91.81#N#fall (in) (from) burning building ( X00.-)#N#fall into fire ( X00 - X04, X08)#N#Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as W10. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition. ...