Is V90.19XS a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. V90.19XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does V90.19XS sit in the tabular list?

External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Water transport accidents (V90-V94).

What cannot be coded together with V90.19XS?

V90.19XS carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above V90.19XS (V90) and apply to it just the same.

V90.19XS

V90.19XS — Drowning and submersion due to unspecified watercraft sinking, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

V90.19XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for drowning and submersion due to unspecified watercraft sinking, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.

7th character "S" — sequela

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V90

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Drowning and submersion due to boat NOS sinking
Drowning and submersion due to ship NOS sinking
Drowning and submersion due to watercraft NOS sinking

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above V90.19XS

These are not written on V90.19XS, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing V90.19XS with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on V90 — Drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft

civilian water transport accident involving military watercraft (V94.81-)
fall into water not from watercraft (W16.-)
military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36.0-, Y37.0-)
water-transport-related drowning or submersion without accident to watercraft (V92.-)

Risk adjustment

V90.19XS does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code history

V90.19XS has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share V90.19. If V90.19XS is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about V90.19XS

Is V90.19XS a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. V90.19XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does V90.19XS sit in the tabular list?: External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Water transport accidents (V90-V94).
What cannot be coded together with V90.19XS?: V90.19XS carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above V90.19XS (V90) and apply to it just the same.