W01

ICD-10Non-billable category

Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling

W01 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.

Includes

  • fall on moving sidewalk

Excludes1

Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.

  • fall due to bumping (striking) against object (W18.0-)
  • fall in shower or bathtub (W18.2-)
  • fall on same level NOS (W18.30)
  • fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling due to ice or snow (W00.0)
  • fall off or from toilet (W18.1-)
  • slipping, tripping and stumbling NOS (W18.40)
  • slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling (W18.4-)

7th character

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W01

Permitted 7th characters

Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

More specific codes under W01

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.

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