DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

W13 Fall from, out of or through building or structure

  • Header · not billable
  • Codes take a 7th character

W13 is not billable. The category heads 21 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 7 subdivisions. Its codes take a 7th character, so none is complete with fewer than 7 characters.

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 20 External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
  2. W00-W19 Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls (W00-W19)
  3. W13 Fall from, out of or through building or structure
Billable codes
21
Subdivisions
7
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
0

Codes in W13

  1. W13.0
    Fall from, out of or through balcony +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th character
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Fall from, out of or through railing
  2. W13.1
    Fall from, out of or through bridge +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th character
  3. W13.2
    Fall from, out of or through roof +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th character
  4. W13.3
    Fall through floor +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th character
  5. W13.4
    Fall from, out of or through window +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th character
    Excludes2 1

    Excludes2

    • fall with subsequent striking against sharp glass (W01.110-) W01.110
  6. W13.8
    Fall from, out of or through other building or structure +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th character
    Inclusion terms 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Fall from, out of or through viaduct
    • Fall from, out of or through wall
    • Fall from, out of or through flag-pole
  7. W13.9
    Fall from, out of or through building, not otherwise specified +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th character
    Excludes1 2

    Excludes1

    • collapse of a building or structure (W20.-) W20
    • fall or jump from burning building or structure (X00.-) X00

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

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 W13 defined here

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W13

7th characters for W13
7thMeaning (NCHS)
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

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.

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