V90.26XA — Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning (nonpowered) inflatable craft, initial encounter
V90.26XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning (nonpowered) inflatable craft, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "A" — initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V90
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above V90.26XA
These are not written on V90.26XA, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing V90.26XA with anything listed here is a denial.
Written on V90 — Drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft
Risk adjustment
V90.26XA 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
V90.26XA 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 V90.26. If V90.26XA is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about V90.26XA
- Is V90.26XA a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. V90.26XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does V90.26XA 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 V90.26XA?
- V90.26XA 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 V90.26XA (V90) and apply to it just the same.