ICD-10-CM Code W16
Fall, jump or diving into water
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 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.
- W16 Fall, jump or diving into water NON-BILLABLE
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- W16.01 Fall into swimming pool striking water surface NON-BILLABLE
- W16.02 Fall into swimming pool striking bottom NON-BILLABLE
- W16.03 Fall into swimming pool striking wall NON-BILLABLE
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- W16.21 Fall in (into) filled bathtub NON-BILLABLE
- W16.22 Fall in (into) bucket of water NON-BILLABLE
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- W16.31 Fall into other water striking water surface NON-BILLABLE
- W16.32 Fall into other water striking bottom NON-BILLABLE
- W16.33 Fall into other water striking wall NON-BILLABLE
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- W16.71 Jumping or diving from boat striking water surface NON-BILLABLE
- W16.72 Jumping or diving from boat striking bottom NON-BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for W16 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." - 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
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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
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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 W16