ICD-10-CM Code For Fall While Being Carried Or Supported By Other Persons: Group Overview

The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) code group W04 includes diagnoses for falls that occur while a person is being carried or supported by another person, encompassing various resultant injuries such as fractures, contusions, and soft tissue damage. These ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes are used to document injury events caused by being carried or supported by another person, capturing the mechanism of injury and any associated injury severity or anatomical site. Accurate coding within the ICD-10-CM W04 group supports proper claim adjudication and complete clinical documentation and appropriate reimbursement.

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ICD-10-CM W04: Fall While Being Carried Or Supported By Other Persons Overview

The ICD-10-CM W04 group represents encounters for falls that occur while an individual is being carried or supported by another person, typically resulting in injury. These codes target injury events rather than specific anatomic diagnoses and apply across multiple body systems depending on the injuries sustained. Accurate coding ensures the clinical record reflects the mechanism of injury and supports appropriate reimbursement and administrative tracking of fall-related injuries.

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ICD-10-CM W04: Fall While Being Carried Or Supported By Other Persons Overview

When to Use

Use a code from this group when the medical record documents that an injury resulted from a fall while the patient was being carried or supported by another person. Select additional codes as needed to describe the specific injuries and their anatomical locations.

ICD-10-CM Codes

3 rows

ICD-10-CM Code	Description
W04.XXXA	Fall while being carried or supported by other persons, initial encounter
W04.XXXD	Fall while being carried or supported by other persons, subsequent encounter
W04.XXXS	Fall while being carried or supported by other persons, sequela

Typical Clinical Scenarios

An elderly woman is being assisted by a caregiver while ambulating from bed to bathroom when the caregiver loses balance and the patient is dropped, causing sudden impact to her hip with immediate pain and inability to bear weight; she presents to the emergency department for acute evaluation and imaging for possible fracture, and a code from this group is assigned to capture the fall event during support by another person. Typical codes: W04.XXXA
An adult patient with mobility impairment routinely requires assistance from a family member for transfers; during a home visit the helper stumbles and the patient falls, sustaining soft tissue contusions and prolonged pain but no immediate fracture; the clinician documents the incident as a nonfatal encounter for care related to the fall while being carried or supported, and assigns a code to indicate the episode is a subsequent encounter when treating complications or ongoing sequelae. Typical codes: W04.XXXD
A child is brought to clinic months after being dropped while being carried by an aunt; the child now has persistent functional limitations and is being seen for long-term follow-up and management of residual symptoms related to that prior fall event, so a code from this group is used to indicate the sequela or aftercare visit for the prior injury. Typical codes: W04.XXXS

Related Codes

W00-FALL-DUE-TO-ICE-AND-SNOW

ICD-10-CM Code For Fall Due To Ice And Snow: Group Overview

W01-FALL-ON-SAME-LEVEL

ICD-10-CM Code For Fall On Same Level From Slipping Tripping And Stumbling: Group Overview

W03-OTHER-FALL-SAME-LEVEL-COLLISION

ICD-10-CM Code For Other Fall On Same Level Due To Collision With Another Person: Group Overview

W05-FALL-FROM-WHEELCHAIR-SCOOTER

ICD-10-CM Code For Fall From Non-Moving Wheelchair Nonmotorized Scooter And Motorized Mobility Scooter: Group Overview

W06-FALL-FROM-BED

ICD-10-CM Code For Fall From Bed: Group Overview

W07-FALL-FROM-CHAIR

ICD-10-CM Code For Fall From Chair: Group Overview

W08-FALL-FROM-OTHER-FURNITURE

ICD-10-CM Code For Fall From Other Furniture: Group Overview

W10-FALL-ON-AND-FROM-STAIRS-AND-STEPS

ICD-10-CM Code For Fall On And From Stairs And Steps: Group Overview

W11-FALL-ON-AND-FROM-LADDER

ICD-10-CM Code For Fall On And From Ladder: Group Overview

W12-FALL-ON-AND-FROM-SCAFFOLDING

ICD-10-CM Code For Fall On And From Scaffolding: Group Overview

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Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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When to Use

ICD-10-CM Codes

3 rows

ICD-10-CM Code	Description
W04.XXXA	Fall while being carried or supported by other persons, initial encounter
W04.XXXD	Fall while being carried or supported by other persons, subsequent encounter
W04.XXXS	Fall while being carried or supported by other persons, sequela

Typical Clinical Scenarios

An elderly woman is being assisted by a caregiver while ambulating from bed to bathroom when the caregiver loses balance and the patient is dropped, causing sudden impact to her hip with immediate pain and inability to bear weight; she presents to the emergency department for acute evaluation and imaging for possible fracture, and a code from this group is assigned to capture the fall event during support by another person. Typical codes: W04.XXXA
An adult patient with mobility impairment routinely requires assistance from a family member for transfers; during a home visit the helper stumbles and the patient falls, sustaining soft tissue contusions and prolonged pain but no immediate fracture; the clinician documents the incident as a nonfatal encounter for care related to the fall while being carried or supported, and assigns a code to indicate the episode is a subsequent encounter when treating complications or ongoing sequelae. Typical codes: W04.XXXD
A child is brought to clinic months after being dropped while being carried by an aunt; the child now has persistent functional limitations and is being seen for long-term follow-up and management of residual symptoms related to that prior fall event, so a code from this group is used to indicate the sequela or aftercare visit for the prior injury. Typical codes: W04.XXXS

Related Codes

W00-FALL-DUE-TO-ICE-AND-SNOW

ICD-10-CM Code For Fall Due To Ice And Snow: Group Overview

W01-FALL-ON-SAME-LEVEL

ICD-10-CM Code For Fall On Same Level From Slipping Tripping And Stumbling: Group Overview

W03-OTHER-FALL-SAME-LEVEL-COLLISION

ICD-10-CM Code For Other Fall On Same Level Due To Collision With Another Person: Group Overview

W05-FALL-FROM-WHEELCHAIR-SCOOTER

ICD-10-CM Code For Fall From Non-Moving Wheelchair Nonmotorized Scooter And Motorized Mobility Scooter: Group Overview

W06-FALL-FROM-BED

ICD-10-CM Code For Fall From Bed: Group Overview

W07-FALL-FROM-CHAIR

ICD-10-CM Code For Fall From Chair: Group Overview

W08-FALL-FROM-OTHER-FURNITURE

ICD-10-CM Code For Fall From Other Furniture: Group Overview

W10-FALL-ON-AND-FROM-STAIRS-AND-STEPS

ICD-10-CM Code For Fall On And From Stairs And Steps: Group Overview

W11-FALL-ON-AND-FROM-LADDER

ICD-10-CM Code For Fall On And From Ladder: Group Overview

W12-FALL-ON-AND-FROM-SCAFFOLDING

ICD-10-CM Code For Fall On And From Scaffolding: Group Overview

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Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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ICD-10-CM W04: Fall While Being Carried Or Supported By Other Persons Overview

When to Use

ICD-10-CM Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

What does the ICD-10-CM W04 group represent?

Which specific code formats are included in the W04 group for encounter type?

How does accurate coding within the W04 group support billing and reimbursement?

What types of injuries are captured when using W04 codes?

When should a coder use a W04 code versus an anatomic diagnosis code?

References

When to Use

ICD-10-CM Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

What does the ICD-10-CM W04 group represent?

Which specific code formats are included in the W04 group for encounter type?

How does accurate coding within the W04 group support billing and reimbursement?

What types of injuries are captured when using W04 codes?

When should a coder use a W04 code versus an anatomic diagnosis code?

References