W18: Other slipping, tripping and stumbling and falls

Codes under W18 (Other slipping, tripping and stumbling and falls). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.

Code	Description	Billable
W18.0	Fall due to bumping against object	—
W18.00	Striking against unspecified object with subsequent fall	—
W18.00XA	Striking against unspecified object with subsequent fall, initial encounter	✓
W18.00XD	Striking against unspecified object with subsequent fall, subsequent encounter	✓
W18.00XS	Striking against unspecified object with subsequent fall, sequela	✓
W18.01	Striking against sports equipment with subsequent fall	—
W18.1	Fall from or off toilet	—
W18.01XA	Striking against sports equipment with subsequent fall, initial encounter	✓
W18.01XD	Striking against sports equipment with subsequent fall, subsequent encounter	✓
W18.01XS	Striking against sports equipment with subsequent fall, sequela	✓
W18.02	Striking against glass with subsequent fall	—
W18.2	Fall in (into) shower or empty bathtub	—
W18.02XA	Striking against glass with subsequent fall, initial encounter	✓
W18.02XD	Striking against glass with subsequent fall, subsequent encounter	✓
W18.02XS	Striking against glass with subsequent fall, sequela	✓
W18.2XXA	Fall in (into) shower or empty bathtub, initial encounter	✓
W18.2XXD	Fall in (into) shower or empty bathtub, subsequent encounter	✓
W18.2XXS	Fall in (into) shower or empty bathtub, sequela	✓
W18.3	Other and unspecified fall on same level	—
W18.4	Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling	—
W18.09	Striking against other object with subsequent fall	—
W18.09XA	Striking against other object with subsequent fall, initial encounter	✓
W18.09XD	Striking against other object with subsequent fall, subsequent encounter	✓
W18.09XS	Striking against other object with subsequent fall, sequela	✓
W18.11	Fall from or off toilet without subsequent striking against object	—
W18.11XA	Fall from or off toilet without subsequent striking against object, initial encounter	✓
W18.11XD	Fall from or off toilet without subsequent striking against object, subsequent encounter	✓
W18.11XS	Fall from or off toilet without subsequent striking against object, sequela	✓
W18.12	Fall from or off toilet with subsequent striking against object	—
W18.12XA	Fall from or off toilet with subsequent striking against object, initial encounter	✓
W18.12XD	Fall from or off toilet with subsequent striking against object, subsequent encounter	✓
W18.12XS	Fall from or off toilet with subsequent striking against object, sequela	✓
W18.30	Fall on same level, unspecified	—
W18.30XA	Fall on same level, unspecified, initial encounter	✓
W18.30XD	Fall on same level, unspecified, subsequent encounter	✓
W18.30XS	Fall on same level, unspecified, sequela	✓
W18.31	Fall on same level due to stepping on an object	—
W18.31XA	Fall on same level due to stepping on an object, initial encounter	✓
W18.31XD	Fall on same level due to stepping on an object, subsequent encounter	✓
W18.31XS	Fall on same level due to stepping on an object, sequela	✓
W18.39	Other fall on same level	—
W18.39XA	Other fall on same level, initial encounter	✓
W18.39XD	Other fall on same level, subsequent encounter	✓
W18.39XS	Other fall on same level, sequela	✓
W18.40	Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling, unspecified	—
W18.40XA	Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling, unspecified, initial encounter	✓
W18.40XD	Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling, unspecified, subsequent encounter	✓
W18.40XS	Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling, unspecified, sequela	✓
W18.41	Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping on object	—
W18.41XA	Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping on object, initial encounter	✓
W18.41XD	Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping on object, subsequent encounter	✓
W18.41XS	Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping on object, sequela	✓
W18.42	Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping into hole or opening	—
W18.42XA	Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping into hole or opening, initial encounter	✓
W18.42XD	Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping into hole or opening, subsequent encounter	✓
W18.42XS	Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping into hole or opening, sequela	✓
W18.43	Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping from one level to another	—
W18.43XA	Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping from one level to another, initial encounter	✓
W18.43XD	Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping from one level to another, subsequent encounter	✓
W18.43XS	Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping from one level to another, sequela	✓
W18.49	Other slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling	—
W18.49XA	Other slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling, initial encounter	✓
W18.49XD	Other slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling, subsequent encounter	✓
W18.49XS	Other slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling, sequela	✓

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