Fall into oth water strk wall causing oth injury, sequela

This code describes a long-term or late-effect condition resulting from an injury sustained when a person fell into a body of water and struck a wall. The initial impact caused an injury other than drowning or near-drowning, and the sequela indicates a persistent health problem directly attributable to that original event.

Use this code when documenting a chronic or residual condition that arose from an initial injury where a patient fell into water, struck a wall, and sustained an injury other than drowning. This applies to follow-up encounters for conditions like chronic pain, nerve damage, or impaired function directly linked to the original impact.

• Always sequence this sequela code after the code for the specific residual condition.
• Ensure documentation clearly links the current condition to the original fall into water striking a wall.
• Do not use for acute injuries; this code is exclusively for sequelae.