Is V90.31XD a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. V90.31XD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does V90.31XD 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 V90.31XD?

V90.31XD 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 V90.31XD (V90) and apply to it just the same.

V90.31XD

V90.31XD — Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed passenger ship, subsequent encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

V90.31XD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed passenger ship, subsequent encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

7th character "D" — subsequent encounter

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 falling and jumping from crushed Ferry boat
Drowning and submersion due to falling and jumping from crushed Liner

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above V90.31XD

These are not written on V90.31XD, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing V90.31XD 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

V90.31XD 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

V90.31XD 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 V90.31. If V90.31XD is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about V90.31XD

Is V90.31XD a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. V90.31XD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does V90.31XD 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 V90.31XD?: V90.31XD 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 V90.31XD (V90) and apply to it just the same.