V91.3

V91.3: Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to watercraft

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

V91.3 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for hit or struck by falling object due to accident to watercraft. 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

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

drowning or submersion due to fall or jumping from damaged watercraft (V90.2-, V90.3-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Hit or struck by falling object (part of damaged watercraft or other object) after falling or jumping from damaged watercraft

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above V91.3

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on V91: Other injury due to accident to watercraft

civilian water transport accident involving military watercraft (V94.81-)
military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36, Y37.-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above V91.3

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on V91: Other injury due to accident to watercraft

drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft (V90.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with V91.3

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

V93Other injury due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft
V93.4Struck by falling object on board watercraft

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead V91.3

10 child codes. Green means billable.