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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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W18-
Other slipping, tripping and stumbling and falls
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W18.2
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W18.2
Fall in (into) shower or empty bathtub
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- W18.2 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 W18.2 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of W18.2 - other international versions of ICD-10 W18.2 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- W18.2 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 W18.2. 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.
The following code(s) above
W18.2 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
W18.2:
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
Code annotations containing back-references to W18.2:
- Fall, falling (accidental) W19
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W19
Unspecified fall
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To W18.2
W18.1 Fall from or off toilet
W18.11 Fall from or off toilet without subsequent striking against object
W18.12 Fall from or off toilet with subsequent striking against object
W18.2
Fall in (into) shower or empty bathtub
W18.3 Other and unspecified fall on same level
W18.30 Fall on same level, unspecified
W18.31 Fall on same level due to stepping on an object
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.