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Compare/W00 vs Y02

W00 vs Y02

W00 (Fall due to ice and snow) compared with Y02 (Assault by pushing or placing victim in front of moving object), 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 Y02: “assault involving a fall (Y01-Y02)”

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 snowY02Assault by pushing or placing victim in front of moving object
Billing statusNon-billable header

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

Non-billable header

Report instead: Y02.0XXA, Y02.0XXD, Y02.0XXS, Y02.1XXA, Y02.1XXD

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).Assault by pushing or placing victim in front of moving object is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Y02).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W00The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y02
Includes
pedestrian on foot falling (slipping) on ice and snow
homicide
injuries inflicted by another person with intent to injure or kill, by any means

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