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ICD-10-CM Code W16
Fall, jump or diving into water

NON-BILLABLE
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-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code W16 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of W16 that describes the diagnosis 'fall, jump or diving into water' in more detail.


Coding Notes for W16 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

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."
Accidental non-watercraft drowning and submersion not involving fall - instead, use Section W65-W74
Effects of air pressure from diving - instead, use code W94.-
Fall into water from watercraft - instead, use Section V90-V94
Hitting an object or against bottom when falling from watercraft - instead, use code V94.0
Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here."
Striking or hitting diving board - instead, use code W21.4
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 W16

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