W08 vs X80
W08 (Fall from other furniture) 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. W08 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
| W08Fall from other furniture | X80Intentional self-harm by jumping from a high place | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Non-billable header |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Fall from other furniture is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (W08). | Intentional self-harm by jumping from a high place is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (X80). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code W08 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code X80 |
| Includes | — | 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