V90
V90: Drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
V90 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V90
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
Other codes that can never be billed with V90
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- V91.2Fall due to collision between watercraft and other watercraft or other object
- V92Drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft
- V92.07Drowning and submersion due to fall off water-skis
- V92.07XADrowning and submersion due to fall off water-skis, initial encounter
- V92.07XDDrowning and submersion due to fall off water-skis, subsequent encounter
- V92.07XSDrowning and submersion due to fall off water-skis, sequela
- V92.08Drowning and submersion due to fall off other unpowered watercraft
- V92.08XADrowning and submersion due to fall off other unpowered watercraft, initial encounter
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead V90
5 child codes. Green means billable.
- V90.0Drowning and submersion due to watercraft overturning
- V90.1Drowning and submersion due to watercraft sinking
- V90.2Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning watercraft
- V90.3Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed watercraft
- V90.8Drowning and submersion due to other accident to watercraft