Is W16.722A a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. W16.722A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does W16.722A sit in the tabular list?

External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls (W00-W19).

What cannot be coded together with W16.722A?

W16.722A 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 W16.722A (W16.7, W16) and apply to it just the same.

W16.722A

W16.722A — Jumping or diving from boat striking bottom causing other injury, initial encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

W16.722A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for jumping or diving from boat striking bottom causing other injury, 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

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above W16.722A

These are not written on W16.722A, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing W16.722A with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on W16.7 — Jumping or diving from boat

Fall from boat into water -see watercraft accident (V90-V94)

Written on W16 — Fall, jump or diving into water

accidental non-watercraft drowning and submersion not involving fall (W65-W74)
effects of air pressure from diving (W94.-)
fall into water from watercraft (V90-V94)
hitting an object or against bottom when falling from watercraft (V94.0)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above W16.722A

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of W16.722A, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on W16 — Fall, jump or diving into water

striking or hitting diving board (W21.4)

Other codes that can never be billed with W16.722A

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at W16.722A. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading W16.722A alone.

V90Drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft
V92Drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft

Risk adjustment

W16.722A 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

W16.722A 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 W16.722. If W16.722A is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about W16.722A

Is W16.722A a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. W16.722A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does W16.722A sit in the tabular list?: External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls (W00-W19).
What cannot be coded together with W16.722A?: W16.722A 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 W16.722A (W16.7, W16) and apply to it just the same.