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Compare/W00 vs X80

W00 vs X80

W00 (Fall due to ice and snow) compared with X80 (Intentional self-harm by jumping from a high place), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. W00 carries an Excludes1 note covering X80: “intentional self-harm involving a fall (X80-X81)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

W00Fall due to ice and snowX80Intentional self-harm by jumping from a high place
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: W00.0XXA, W00.0XXD, W00.0XXS, W00.1XXA, W00.1XXD

Non-billable header

Report instead: X80.XXXA, X80.XXXD, X80.XXXS

ClassificationV00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)
DefinitionFall due to ice and snow is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (W00).Intentional self-harm by jumping from a high place is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (X80).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W00The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X80
Includes
pedestrian on foot falling (slipping) on ice and snow
Intentional fall from one level to another

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources