W67.XXXA
W67.XXXA: Accidental drowning and submersion while in swimming-pool, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
W67.XXXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for accidental drowning and submersion while in swimming-pool, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check W67.XXXA with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code W67
- 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.
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above W67.XXXA
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
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.