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.
Check W22.041A 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 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
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Written on W22.041: Striking against wall of swimming pool causing drowning and submersion
- drowning and submersion while swimming without striking against wall (W67)
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.