W00.1XXA ICD-10-CM Code: Fall from stairs and steps due to ice and snow, initial encounter
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for W00.1XXA in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- pedestrian on foot falling (slipping) on ice and snow
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
- fall on (from) ice and snow involving pedestrian conveyance (V00.-) Compare W00.1XXA vs V00 →
- fall from stairs and steps not due to ice and snow (W10.-) Compare W00.1XXA vs W10 →
- assault involving a fall (Y01-Y02) Compare W00.1XXA vs Y01 →
- fall from animal (V80.-) Compare W00.1XXA vs V80 →
- fall (in) (from) machinery (in operation) (W28-W31) Compare W00.1XXA vs W28 →
- fall (in) (from) transport vehicle (V01-V99) Compare W00.1XXA vs V01 →
- intentional self-harm involving a fall (X80-X81) Compare W00.1XXA vs X80 →
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- at risk for fall (history of fall) Z91.81
- fall (in) (from) burning building (X00.-) Compare W00.1XXA vs X00 →
- fall into fire (X00-X04, X08) Compare W00.1XXA vs X00 →
Change history
No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2016 baseline of the change ledger.
Verify Before Coding
- Billable — reportable as written.
- Principal-diagnosis restriction. External cause of morbidity codes (V, W, X and Y) describe the circumstance that caused an injury, not the condition treated. The Medicare Code Editor rejects them as a principal diagnosis; sequence the injury or condition first and report this code as secondary.
From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.
Referenced by Other Codes
Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):EXT003 — External cause codes: fall; initial encounter; EXT020 — External cause codes: intent of injury, accidental/unintentional.
Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes on other codes that name W00.1XXA or its code family.
9 Excludes1 notes: V00 (via W00.-), V00-V09 (via W00.-), V01 (via W00.-), V02 (via W00.-), V03 (via W00.-), V04 (via W00.-), V05 (via W00.-), V06 (via W00.-), V09 (via W00.-).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Does W00.1XXA require a 7th character?
Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W00.
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to W00.1XXA in its code family, with their registry titles.
- W00.0 — Fall on same level due to ice and snow
- W00.0XXA — Fall on same level due to ice and snow, initial encounter
- W00.0XXD — Fall on same level due to ice and snow, subsequent encounter
- W00.0XXS — Fall on same level due to ice and snow, sequela
- W00.1 — Fall from stairs and steps due to ice and snow
- W00.1XXD — Fall from stairs and steps due to ice and snow, subsequent encounter
- W00.1XXS — Fall from stairs and steps due to ice and snow, sequela
- W00.2 — Other fall from one level to another due to ice and snow
- W00.2XXA — Other fall from one level to another due to ice and snow, initial encounter
- W00.2XXD — Other fall from one level to another due to ice and snow, subsequent encounter