Fall from bed, initial encounter

This code describes an injury resulting from an unintentional descent from a bed. It indicates that the patient experienced a fall from a bed during the current episode of care, which is the first time they are being treated for this specific injury.

Apply this code when a patient presents with an injury sustained from falling out of a bed, whether in a hospital, nursing home, or home setting. This includes instances where the patient rolled out, slipped out, or was otherwise dislodged from the bed.

• Always assign a secondary code for the specific injury sustained (e.g., fracture, contusion).
• Ensure the seventh character "A" is used for the initial encounter, indicating active treatment for the injury.
• Consider additional external cause codes to describe the circumstances of the fall, if known (e.g., activity at time of fall).