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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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W17-
Other fall from one level to another
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W17.8
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W17.8
Other fall from one level to another
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- W17.8 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM W17.8 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of W17.8 - other international versions of ICD-10 W17.8 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- W17.8 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
The following code(s) above
W17.8 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
W17.8:
Code History
- 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
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To W17.8
W17.3 Fall into empty swimming pool
W17.8
Other fall from one level to another
W17.81 Fall down embankment (hill)
W17.82 Fall from (out of) grocery cart
W17.89 Other fall from one level to another
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.