W18.0
ICD-10Non-billable categoryFall due to bumping against object
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Fall due to bumping against object
W18.0 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
- Striking against object with subsequent fall
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- fall on same level due to slipping, tripping, or stumbling with subsequent striking against object (W01.1-)
ICD-10-CM FY2026 defines 4 codes beneath W18.0. See the ICD-10-CM index for what this site publishes.
Related codes in W18
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- W18
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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.