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V93.6

V93.6: Machinery accident on board watercraft

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

V93.6 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for machinery accident on board 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 V93

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.

  • machinery explosion on board watercraft (V93.4-)
  • machinery fire on board watercraft (V93.0-)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above V93.6

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

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 V93.6

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

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 V93.6

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.

Code to one of these instead V93.6

6 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under V93

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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