V92
V92: Drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
V92 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without 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 V92
- 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.
- civilian water transport accident involving military watercraft (V94.81-)
- drowning or submersion due to accident to watercraft (V90-V91)
- drowning or submersion of diver who voluntarily jumps from boat not involved in an accident (W16.711, W16.721)
- fall into water without watercraft (W16.-)
- military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36, Y37)
Other codes that can never be billed with V92
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- V90Drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft
- V92.1Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of watercraft
- V92.27Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from water-skis
- V92.27XADrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from water-skis, initial encounter
- V92.27XDDrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from water-skis, subsequent encounter
- V92.27XSDrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from water-skis, sequela
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 V92
3 child codes. Green means billable.