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Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls (W00-W19)

W00-W19 · 19 Entries

More specific codes (19)

W00Fall due to ice and snowCategory · further specificity required W01Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumblingCategory · further specificity required W03Other fall on same level due to collision with another personCategory · further specificity required W04Fall while being carried or supported by other personsCategory · further specificity required W05Fall from non-moving wheelchair, nonmotorized scooter and motorized mobility scooterCategory · further specificity required W06Fall from bedCategory · further specificity required W07Fall from chairCategory · further specificity required W08Fall from other furnitureCategory · further specificity required W09Fall on and from playground equipmentCategory · further specificity required W10Fall on and from stairs and stepsCategory · further specificity required W11Fall on and from ladderCategory · further specificity required W12Fall on and from scaffoldingCategory · further specificity required W13Fall from, out of or through building or structureCategory · further specificity required W14Fall from treeCategory · further specificity required W15Fall from cliffCategory · further specificity required W16Fall, jump or diving into waterCategory · further specificity required W17Other fall from one level to anotherCategory · further specificity required W18Other slipping, tripping and stumbling and fallsCategory · further specificity required W19Unspecified fallCategory · further specificity required

Coding notesExcludes 1 · Excludes 2 · 8

Excludes 1

assault involving a fall (Y01-Y02)
fall from animal (V80.-)
fall (in) (from) machinery (in operation) (W28-W31)
fall (in) (from) transport vehicle (V01-V99)
intentional self-harm involving a fall (X80-X81)

Excludes 2

at risk for fall (history of fall) Z91.81
fall (in) (from) burning building (X00.-)
fall into fire (X00-X04, X08)