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W05

Fall from non-moving wheelchair, nonmotorized scooter and motorized mobility scooter

Non-billableCategory

Chapter: 20. External causes of morbidity

Section: W00-W19 - Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls

7th Character Required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W05

A - initial encounter

D - subsequent encounter

S - sequela

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with W05

  • V00.811 - fall from moving wheelchair (powered) (V00.811)
  • V00.831 - fall from moving motorized mobility scooter (V00.831)
  • V00.141 - fall from nonmotorized scooter (V00.141)

Specific Codes (3)

W05.0Category

Fall from non-moving wheelchair

W05.1Category

Fall from non-moving nonmotorized scooter

W05.2Category

Fall from non-moving motorized mobility scooter

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