W18.41Slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping on object

W18.41 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping on object. It belongs to category W18 (other slipping, tripping and stumbling and falls), block W00-W19 (slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls) and chapter 20 (external causes of morbidity). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within W18.4 (slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling), W18.41 is specifically for slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling due to stepping on object. Related codes cover unspecified (W18.40), due to stepping into hole or opening (W18.42), due to stepping from one level to another (W18.43) and other slipping, tripping and stumbling without falling (W18.49).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

Don't report W18.41 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: slipping, tripping and stumbling with fall due to stepping on animal (W18.31).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.