W18.2 Fall in (into) shower or empty bathtub

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• fall in full bathtub causing drowning or submersion (W16.21-)

Applies from W18 Other slipping, tripping and stumbling and falls

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W18

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Code annotations containing back-references to W18.2

Back-references to W18.2

• Type 1 Excludes: W01 Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling ("fall in shower or bathtub (W18.2-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: W16.21 Fall in (into) filled bathtub ("fall into empty bathtub (W18.2)")

Diagnosis Index entries for W18.2

• Fall, falling (accidental) › in, on › bathtub (empty)
• Fall, falling (accidental) › in, on › shower

Nearby codes

• W18.11XS Fall from or off toilet without subsequent striking against object, sequela
• W18.12 Fall from or off toilet with subsequent striking against object
• W18.12XA Fall from or off toilet with subsequent striking against object, initial encounter
• W18.12XD Fall from or off toilet with subsequent striking against object, subsequent encounter
• W18.12XS Fall from or off toilet with subsequent striking against object, sequela
• W18.2 Fall in (into) shower or empty bathtub (this code)
• W18.2XXA Fall in (into) shower or empty bathtub, initial encounter
• W18.2XXD Fall in (into) shower or empty bathtub, subsequent encounter
• W18.2XXS Fall in (into) shower or empty bathtub, sequela
• W18.3 Other and unspecified fall on same level
• W18.30 Fall on same level, unspecified