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ICD-10-CM Code for Fall due to ice and snow W00

ICD-10 code W00 for Fall due to ice and snow is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Other external causes of accidental injury .

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Official Long Descriptor

Fall due to ice and snow
Includes: pedestrian on foot falling (slipping) on ice and snow
Excludes1: fall on (from) ice and snow involving pedestrian conveyance (V00.-)
fall from stairs and steps not due to ice and snow (W10.-)
 
W00 Fall due to ice and snow
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Fall on same level due to ice and snow
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Fall from stairs and steps due to ice and snow
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Other fall from one level to another due to ice and snow
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Unspecified fall due to ice and snow

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