Template:ICD10 Guideline Falls

This page contains an ICD10 Coding Guideline for ICD10 collection. See ICD10 coding guidelines for similar pages.

Rules for Coding Falls in ICD10

• Only code in-hospital falls IF THEY CAUSE AN INJURY, and in that case code the PRIMARY code is the injury

Do you mean Primary Admit Diagnosis? But what if the fall isn't the main reason they are in hospital? Ttenbergen 21:52, 2018 October 15 (CDT)

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, with the associated mechanism of injury being Mechanism of injury: fall or jump (not necessarily from a height) With the exception from Observation after accident/injury if it is used to code the observational care itself, not the suspected injury. So, in regard to a fall in hospital without an injury, use this code only if there was actual additional medical observation that resulted from the fall, e.g. an extra day in hospital.

• Out-of-hospital falls that are a reason for admission, that caused an injury should be coded the same way.
• For out-of-hospital falls that are a reason for admission that did NOT cause an injury code Observation after accident/injury combined with Mechanism of injury: fall or jump (not necessarily from a height).

Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition

• Observation after accident/injury
• Mechanism of injury: fall or jump (not necessarily from a height)
• Ataxia (lack of coordination)
• Disorientation
• Dizziness
• Syncope