W04
Billable codeFall while being carried or supported by other persons
The ICD-10 code for fall while being carried or supported by other persons is W04.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Accidentally dropped while being carried
7th character definitions
These definitions specify what each valid 7th-character value means for codes in this category.
- [object Object]
7th character note
This category requires a 7th character to indicate additional clinical detail (e.g. encounter type: initial, subsequent, sequela). The code is incomplete without it.
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code W04
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This category requires a 7th character. Documentation should clearly indicate the episode of care (initial encounter, subsequent encounter, or sequela).
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- W00Fall due to ice and snownon-billable header
- W01Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumblingnon-billable header
- W03Other fall on same level due to collision with another person
- W05Fall from non-moving wheelchair, nonmotorized scooter and motorized mobility scooternon-billable header
- W06Fall from bed
- W07Fall from chair
- W08Fall from other furniture
- W09Fall on and from playground equipmentnon-billable header
- W10Fall on and from stairs and stepsnon-billable header
- W11Fall on and from ladder
- W12Fall on and from scaffolding
- W13Fall from, out of or through building or structurenon-billable header
- W14Fall from tree
- W15Fall from cliff
- W16Fall, jump or diving into waternon-billable header
- W17Other fall from one level to anothernon-billable header
- W18Other slipping, tripping and stumbling and fallsnon-billable header
- W19Unspecified fall
- W04Fall while being carried or supported by other persons