Is W22.041A a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. W22.041A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does W22.041A sit in the tabular list?

External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49).

What cannot be coded together with W22.041A?

W22.041A 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 W22.041A (W22.041, W22.0, W22) and apply to it just the same.

W22.041A

W22.041A — Striking against wall of swimming pool causing drowning and submersion, initial encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

W22.041A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for striking against wall of swimming pool 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 W22

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.

drowning and submersion while swimming without striking against wall (W67)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above W22.041A

These are not written on W22.041A, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing W22.041A with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on W22.041 — Striking against wall of swimming pool causing drowning and submersion

drowning and submersion while swimming without striking against wall (W67)

Written on W22.0 — Striking against stationary object

striking against stationary sports equipment (W21.8)

Written on W22 — Striking against or struck by other objects

striking against or struck by object with subsequent fall (W18.09)

Risk adjustment

W22.041A 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

W22.041A 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 W22.041. If W22.041A is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about W22.041A

Is W22.041A a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. W22.041A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does W22.041A sit in the tabular list?: External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49).
What cannot be coded together with W22.041A?: W22.041A 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 W22.041A (W22.041, W22.0, W22) and apply to it just the same.