W16.711A
W16.711A — Jumping or diving from boat striking water surface causing drowning and submersion, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
W16.711A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for jumping or diving from boat striking water surface causing drowning and submersion, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "A" — initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W16
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
W16.711A 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.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share W16.711. If W16.711A is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about W16.711A
- Is W16.711A a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. W16.711A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does W16.711A sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls (W00-W19).