Is V91.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. V91.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does V91.0 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 V91.0?

V91.0 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

V91.0

V91.0 — Burn due to watercraft on fire

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

V91.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for burn due to watercraft on fire. 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 V91

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.

burn from localized fire or explosion on board ship without accident to watercraft (V93.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with V91.0

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at V91.0. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading V91.0 alone.

V93.0Burn due to localized fire on board watercraft
V93.1Other burn on board watercraft

Risk adjustment

V91.0 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 to one of these instead V91.0

10 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share V91. If V91.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about V91.0

Is V91.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. V91.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does V91.0 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 V91.0?: V91.0 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.