Is V93.53XS a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. V93.53XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does V93.53XS sit in the tabular list?

External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Water transport accidents (V90-V94).

What cannot be coded together with V93.53XS?

V93.53XS carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above V93.53XS (V93) and apply to it just the same.

V93.53XS

V93.53XS — Explosion on board other powered watercraft, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

V93.53XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for explosion on board other powered watercraft, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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.

Explosion on board Hovercraft
Explosion on board Jet ski

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above V93.53XS

These are not written on V93.53XS, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing V93.53XS with anything listed here is a denial.

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 V93.53XS

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of V93.53XS, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on V93.5 — Explosion on board watercraft

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 V93.53XS

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at V93.53XS. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading V93.53XS alone.

V91.0Burn due to watercraft on fire

Risk adjustment

V93.53XS 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.

Code history

V93.53XS has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share V93.53. If V93.53XS is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about V93.53XS

Is V93.53XS a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. V93.53XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does V93.53XS sit in the tabular list?: External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Water transport accidents (V90-V94).
What cannot be coded together with V93.53XS?: V93.53XS carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above V93.53XS (V93) and apply to it just the same.