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ICD-10-CM Codes
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V00-Y99
External causes of morbidity
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W00-W19
Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls
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W00-
Fall due to ice and snow
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2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W00
Fall due to ice and snow
2016 2017 2018 2019 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- W00 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2018/2019 edition of ICD-10-CM W00 became effective on October 1, 2018.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of W00 - other international versions of ICD-10 W00 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- W00 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
Type 1 ExcludesType 1 Excludes Help
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 W00. 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.
IncludesIncludes Help
"Includes" further defines, or give examples of, the content of the code or category.
- pedestrian on foot falling (slipping) on ice and snow
The following code(s) above
W00 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
W00:
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to W00:
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To W00
V98.8 Other specified transport accidents
V99 Unspecified transport accident
V99.XXXA Unspecified transport accident, initial encounter
V99.XXXD Unspecified transport accident, subsequent encounter
V99.XXXS Unspecified transport accident, sequela
W00
Fall due to ice and snow
W00.0 Fall on same level due to ice and snow
W00.1 Fall from stairs and steps due to ice and snow
W00.2 Other fall from one level to another due to ice and snow
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
