W16Non-billable (header)

Fall, jump or diving into water

Related Codes· Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls (W00-W19)

W00Fall due to ice and snowW01Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling

Sub-codes of W16(6)

W16 is a non-billable header. Select a sub-code to bill.

W16.0Fall into swimming poolHeaderW16.1Fall into natural body of waterHeaderW16.2Fall in (into) filled bathtub or bucket of waterHeaderW16.3Fall into other waterHeaderW16.4Fall into unspecified waterHeaderW16.5Jumping or diving into swimming poolHeader

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •accidental non-watercraft drowning and submersion not involving fall (W65-W74)
  • •effects of air pressure from diving (W94.-)
  • •fall into water from watercraft (V90-V94)
  • •hitting an object or against bottom when falling from watercraft (V94.0)

⚠ Excludes 2(Not included here)

  • •striking or hitting diving board (W21.4)

Code Hierarchy

┌20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)├W00-W19Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls (W00-W19)├W16Fall, jump or diving into water
└W16Fall, jump or diving into water

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