V92.23: Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other powered watercraft
V92.23 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other powered 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
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from Hovercraft (on open water)
- Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from Jet ski
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above V92.23
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Written on V92: Drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft
- 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 V92.23
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- V90Drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Drowning›due to›fall overboard›resulting from›being washed overboard›powered craft
- Drowning›due to›fall overboard›resulting from›being washed overboard›powered craft›jetskis
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead V92.23
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- V92.23XADrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other powered watercraft, initial encounter
- V92.23XDDrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other powered watercraft, subsequent encounter
- V92.23XSDrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other powered watercraft, sequela
Other codes under V92.2
- V92.20Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from merchant ship
- V92.21Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from passenger ship
- V92.22Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from fishing boat
- V92.24Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from sailboat
- V92.25Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from canoe or kayak
- V92.26Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from (nonpowered) inflatable craft
- V92.27Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from water-skis
- V92.28Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other unpowered watercraft
- V92.29Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from unspecified watercraft