V94.21XA
V94.21XA: Rider of nonpowered watercraft struck by other nonpowered watercraft, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
V94.21XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for rider of nonpowered watercraft struck by other nonpowered watercraft, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check V94.21XA with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V94
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Canoer hit by other nonpowered watercraft
- Surfer hit by other nonpowered watercraft
- Windsurfer hit by other nonpowered watercraft
Other codes that can never be billed with V94.21XA
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- V92.07Drowning and submersion due to fall off water-skis
- V92.07XADrowning and submersion due to fall off water-skis, initial encounter
- V92.07XDDrowning and submersion due to fall off water-skis, subsequent encounter
- V92.07XSDrowning and submersion due to fall off water-skis, sequela
- V92.08Drowning and submersion due to fall off other unpowered watercraft
- V92.08XADrowning and submersion due to fall off other unpowered watercraft, initial encounter
- V92.08XDDrowning and submersion due to fall off other unpowered watercraft, subsequent encounter
- V92.08XSDrowning and submersion due to fall off other unpowered watercraft, 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.