W00-W19
Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls
Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls (W00-W19) is a block within ICD-10-CM Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity. It holds 19 categories.
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- assault involving a fall (Y01-Y02)
- fall from animal (V80.-)
- fall (in) (from) machinery (in operation) (W28-W31)
- fall (in) (from) transport vehicle (V01-V99)
- intentional self-harm involving a fall (X80-X81)
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- at risk for fall (history of fall) Z91.81
- fall (in) (from) burning building (X00.-)
- fall into fire (X00-X04, X08)
Categories in W00-W19
- W00Fall due to ice and snowcategory
- W01Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumblingcategory
- W03Oth fall on same level due to collision with another personcategory
- W04Fall while being carried or supported by other personscategory
- W05Fall from wheelchr/nonmotor scootcategory
- W06Fall from bedcategory
- W07Fall from chaircategory
- W08Fall from other furniturecategory
- W09Fall on and from playground equipmentcategory
- W10Fall on and from stairs and stepscategory
- W11Fall on and from laddercategory
- W12Fall on and from scaffoldingcategory
- W13Fall from, out of or through building or structurecategory
- W14Fall from treecategory
- W15Fall from cliffcategory
- W16Fall, jump or diving into watercategory
- W17Other fall from one level to anothercategory
- W18Other slipping, tripping and stumbling and fallscategory
- W19Unspecified fallcategory
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.