V93.29XS

V93.29XS: Heat exposure on board unspecified watercraft, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

V93.29XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for heat exposure on board unspecified watercraft, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check V93.29XS with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "S": sequela

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V93

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Inclusion terms

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

Heat exposure on board boat NOS
Heat exposure on board ship NOS
Heat exposure on board watercraft NOS

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above V93.29XS

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on V93.2: Heat exposure on board watercraft

exposure to man-made heat not aboard watercraft (W92)
exposure to natural heat while on board watercraft (X30)
exposure to sunlight while on board watercraft (X32)

Written on V93: Other injury due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft

civilian water transport accident involving military watercraft (V94.81-)
other injury due to accident to watercraft (V91.-)
military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36, Y37.-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above V93.29XS

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

Written on V93.2: Heat exposure on board watercraft

burn due to fire on board watercraft (V93.0-)

Written on V93: Other injury due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft

drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft (V92.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with V93.29XS

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

V91.0Burn due to watercraft on fire

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.