ICD-10-CM Code W00
Fall due to ice and snow
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code W00 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of W00 that describes the diagnosis 'fall due to ice and snow' in more detail.
- W00 Fall due to ice and snow NON-BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for W00 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Pedestrian on foot falling (slipping) on ice and snow
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Fall on (from) ice and snow involving pedestrian conveyance - instead, use code V00.-
- Fall from stairs and steps not due to ice and snow - instead, use code W10.-
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7th Character Extension Notes:
What is 7th Character Extension?
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More Info - The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category See Code W00
ICD-10-CM External Cause Index References for 'W00 - Fall due to ice and snow'
The ICD-10-CM External Cause Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code W00. Click on any term below to browse the external cause index.