W00.0 vs W01
W00.0 (Fall on same level due to ice and snow) compared with W01 (Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling), 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. W01 carries an Excludes1 note covering W00.0: “fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling due to ice or snow (W00.0)”
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
| W00.0Fall on same level due to ice and snow | W01Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Non-billable header Report instead: W01.0XXA, W01.0XXD, W01.0XXS, W01.10XA, W01.10XD |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Fall on same level due to ice and snow is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (W00.0). | Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (W01). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W00 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W01 |
| Includes | pedestrian on foot falling (slipping) on ice and snow | fall on moving sidewalk |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources