Is V94.32 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. V94.32 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does V94.32 sit in the tabular list?

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

V94.32

V94.32 — Injury to rider of non-recreational watercraft being pulled behind other watercraft

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

V94.32 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for injury to rider of non-recreational watercraft being pulled behind other 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 V94

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Inclusion terms

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

Injury to occupant of dingy being pulled behind boat or ship
Injury to occupant of life-raft being pulled behind boat or ship

Risk adjustment

V94.32 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.

How V94.32 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to V94.32.

Accident›on board watercraft›unpowered craft›inflatable›in tow›specified NEC

Code to one of these instead V94.32

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share V94.3. If V94.32 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

V94.31Injury to rider of (inflatable) recreational watercraft being pulled behind other watercraft

Questions about V94.32

Is V94.32 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. V94.32 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does V94.32 sit in the tabular list?: External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Water transport accidents (V90-V94).