V91.21 — Fall due to collision between passenger ship and other watercraft or other object
V91.21 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for fall due to collision between passenger ship and other watercraft or other object. 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.
- Fall due to collision between Ferry-boat and other watercraft or other object
- Fall due to collision between Liner and other watercraft or other object
Risk adjustment
V91.21 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 V91.21 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 V91.21.
- Accident›watercraft›causing›injury NEC›fall on board›powered craft›ferry boat
- Accident›watercraft›causing›injury NEC›fall on board›powered craft›liner
- Accident›watercraft›causing›injury NEC›fall on board›powered craft›passenger ship
- Fall, falling›in, on›watercraft›due to›accident to craft›powered craft›ferry boat
- Fall, falling›in, on›watercraft›due to›accident to craft›powered craft›liner
- Fall, falling›in, on›watercraft›due to›accident to craft›powered craft›passenger ship
Code to one of these instead V91.21
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- V91.21XAFall due to collision between passenger ship and other watercraft or other object, initial encounter
- V91.21XDFall due to collision between passenger ship and other watercraft or other object, subsequent encounter
- V91.21XSFall due to collision between passenger ship and other watercraft or other object, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share V91.2. If V91.21 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- V91.20Fall due to collision between merchant ship and other watercraft or other object
- V91.22Fall due to collision between fishing boat and other watercraft or other object
- V91.23Fall due to collision between other powered watercraft and other watercraft or other object
- V91.24Fall due to collision between sailboat and other watercraft or other object
- V91.25Fall due to collision between canoe or kayak and other watercraft or other object
- V91.26Fall due to collision between (nonpowered) inflatable craft and other watercraft or other object
- V91.29Fall due to collision between unspecified watercraft and other watercraft or other object
Questions about V91.21
- Is V91.21 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. V91.21 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does V91.21 sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Water transport accidents (V90-V94).