ICD-10-CM Code W10
Fall on and from stairs and steps
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 W10 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of W10 that describes the diagnosis 'fall on and from stairs and steps' in more detail.
- W10 Fall on and from stairs and steps NON-BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for W10 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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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 from stairs and steps due to ice and snow - instead, use code W00.1
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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 W10
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for place of occurrence
- This is an external cause code for use in a secondary position
ICD-10-CM External Cause Index References for 'W10 - Fall on and from stairs and steps'
The ICD-10-CM External Cause Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code W10. Click on any term below to browse the external cause index.