W65
W65: Accidental drowning and submersion while in bath-tub
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
W65 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for accidental drowning and submersion while in bath-tub. 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 code W65
- 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.
- accidental drowning and submersion due to fall in (into) bathtub (W16.211)
Other codes that can never be billed with W65
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- W16Fall, jump or diving into water
- W16.211Fall in (into) filled bathtub causing drowning and submersion
- W16.211AFall in (into) filled bathtub causing drowning and submersion, initial encounter
- W16.211DFall in (into) filled bathtub causing drowning and submersion, subsequent encounter
- W16.211SFall in (into) filled bathtub causing drowning and submersion, sequela
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Drowning›in›bathtub(accidental)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead W65
3 child codes. Green means billable.