Category · FY2027
W10 Fall on and from stairs and steps
- Header · not billable
- Codes take a 7th character
W10 is not billable. The category heads 15 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 5 subdivisions. Its codes take a 7th character, so none is complete with fewer than 7 characters.
Where it sits
- Chapter 20 External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
- W00-W19 Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls (W00-W19)
- W10 Fall on and from stairs and steps
- Billable codes
- 15
- Subdivisions
- 5
- CC / MCC codes
- 0 / 0
- HCC V28 codes
- 0
- New FY2027
- 0
- Index entries
- 0
Codes in W10
- W10.0Fall (on)(from) escalator +7th: A D SNeeds 7th character
- W10.1Fall (on)(from) sidewalk curb +7th: A D SNeeds 7th character
- W10.2Fall (on)(from) incline +7th: A D SNeeds 7th character
Inclusion terms 1
Inclusion terms
- Fall (on) (from) ramp
- W10.8Fall (on) (from) other stairs and steps +7th: A D SNeeds 7th character
- W10.9Fall (on) (from) unspecified stairs and steps +7th: A D SNeeds 7th character
Sources of each column. Rows marked +7th need a 7th character: pick one to build the full code; its code card has its own flags.
Instructions
At W10
Excludes1
- Fall from stairs and steps due to ice and snow (W00.1) W00.1
Notes that also apply
Block W00-W19 instructions (Excludes1 5, Excludes2 3): printed on the block page.
Chapter 20 instructions (Notes 1): printed on the chapter 20 page.
7th characters
7th characters for W10 defined here
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W10
| 7th | Meaning (NCHS) |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
A code that takes a 7th character is invalid without it; the placeholder X fills a code shorter than 6 characters (Official Guidelines I.A.5). How 7th characters work.