W18.4
Header — not billableSlipping, tripping and stumbling without falling
The ICD-10 code for slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling is W18.4.
W18.4 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 5 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- collision with another person without fall (W51)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under W18.4
- W18.40Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling, unspecified
- W18.41Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping on object
- W18.42Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping into hole or opening
- W18.43Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping from one level to another
- W18.49Other slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling
Related codes in this category
- W18.0Fall due to bumping against objectnon-billable header
- W18.1Fall from or off toiletnon-billable header
- W18.2Fall in (into) shower or empty bathtub
- W18.3Other and unspecified fall on same levelnon-billable header
- W18.4Slipping, tripping and stumbling without fallingnon-billable header