W16.1

The ICD-10-CM code for fall into natural body of water is W16.1. The full clinical description is "Fall into natural body of water". W16.1 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code W16.1 represents “Fall into natural body of water”. It is classified under Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, W16.1 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 3 child codes under W16.1.

W16.1 is in Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity (codes V00-Y99).

W16.1 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: assault involving a fall (Y01-Y02); fall from animal (V80.-); fall (in) (from) machinery (in operation) (W28-W31); and 6 more.

W16.1 has 3 child codes, including: W16.11 (Fall into natural body of water striking water surface), W16.12 (Fall into natural body of water striking bottom), W16.13 (Fall into natural body of water striking side).

W16.1 is linked to 5 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C2900338, C2900342, C2900339, C2900340, C2900341. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like fall into natural body of water affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for W16.1 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.