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W08 vs Y01

W08 (Fall from other furniture) compared with Y01 (Assault by pushing from 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 Y01: “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

W08Fall from other furnitureY01Assault by pushing from high place
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: W08.XXXA, W08.XXXD, W08.XXXS

Non-billable header

Report instead: Y01.XXXA, Y01.XXXD, Y01.XXXS

ClassificationV00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)
DefinitionFall from other furniture is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (W08).Assault by pushing from high place is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Y01).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to code W08The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code Y01
Includes
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