V91.01 — Burn due to passenger ship on fire
V91.01 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for burn due to passenger ship 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
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Burn due to Ferry-boat on fire
- Burn due to Liner on fire
Risk adjustment
V91.01 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.
How V91.01 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to V91.01.
- Burn, burned, burning›on board watercraft›due to›accident to watercraft›powered craft›ferry boat
- Burn, burned, burning›on board watercraft›due to›accident to watercraft›powered craft›liner
- Burn, burned, burning›on board watercraft›due to›accident to watercraft›powered craft›passenger ship
- Exposure›fire, flames›in, of, on, starting in›watercraft›powered craft›ferry boat
- Exposure›fire, flames›in, of, on, starting in›watercraft›powered craft›liner
- Exposure›fire, flames›in, of, on, starting in›watercraft›powered craft›passenger ship
- Accident›watercraft›causing›injury NEC›fire on board causing burn›powered craft›ferry boat
- Accident›watercraft›causing›injury NEC›fire on board causing burn›powered craft›liner
- Accident›watercraft›causing›injury NEC›fire on board causing burn›powered craft›passenger ship
Code to one of these instead V91.01
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share V91.0. If V91.01 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- V91.00Burn due to merchant ship on fire
- V91.02Burn due to fishing boat on fire
- V91.03Burn due to other powered watercraft on fire
- V91.04Burn due to sailboat on fire
- V91.05Burn due to canoe or kayak on fire
- V91.06Burn due to (nonpowered) inflatable craft on fire
- V91.07Burn due to water-skis on fire
- V91.08Burn due to other unpowered watercraft on fire
- V91.09Burn due to unspecified watercraft on fire
Questions about V91.01
- Is V91.01 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. V91.01 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does V91.01 sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Water transport accidents (V90-V94).