W04

ICD-10Non-billable category

Fall while being carried or supported by other persons

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Fall while being carried or supported by other persons

W04 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.

Inclusion terms

  • Accidentally dropped while being carried

7th character

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code W04

Permitted 7th characters

Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

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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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