Short description: STRUCK BY FALLING OBJECT. ICD-9-CM E916 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, E916 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
Home> 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes> Supplementary Classification Of External Causes Of Injury And Poisoning E000-E999> Accidental Falls E880-E888> E880Accidental fall on or from stairs or steps E881Accidental fall on or from ladders or scaffolding E882Accidental fall from or out of building or other structure
There's several codes to pick from depending on the specifics surrounding the fall. Let's say the patient tripped while walking across their kitchen and hit their head on the counter, you'd use a W01.1- code.
ICD-10-CM Codes › V00-Y99 External causes of morbidity › W00-W19 Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls › Other slipping, tripping and stumbling and falls W18 Other slipping, tripping and stumbling and falls W18-
ICD-10-CM Code for Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling with subsequent striking against sharp object W01. 11.
ACCIDENTAL FALLS ICD-9 Code range E880-E888E880. Accidental fall on or from stairs or steps. ... E881. Accidental fall on or from ladders or scaffolding. ... E883. Accidental fall into hole or other opening in surface. ... E884. Other accidental falls from one level to another. ... E885. ... E886. ... E888.
W20W20 - Struck by thrown, projected or falling object is a topic covered in the ICD-10-CM.
W01.0XXAICD-10-CM Code for Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling without subsequent striking against object, initial encounter W01. 0XXA.
Fall on same level, unspecified, initial encounter W18. 30XA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM W18. 30XA became effective on October 1, 2021.
Z91.81Z91. 81 - History of falling. ICD-10-CM.
Y04.0XXAICD-10-CM Code for Assault by unarmed brawl or fight, initial encounter Y04. 0XXA.
Assault ICD-10-CM Code range X92-Y09.
Y92ICD-10 code Y92 for Place of occurrence of the external cause is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - External causes of morbidity .
Z91. 81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Z91.81There is also another code available in ICD-10 for falls: Z91. 81 (History of falling). This code is to be used when the patient has fallen before and is at risk for future falls.
A ground-level fall typically is defined as one that begins when a person has his or her feet on the ground. Of those patients who survived hospitalization, 51% were discharged to a skilled nursing facility, the researchers determined, and a third were sent home without assistance.