X71.1 — Intentional self-harm by drowning and submersion while in swimming pool
X71.1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for intentional self-harm by drowning and submersion while in swimming pool. 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 each code from category X71
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
X71.1 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.
How X71.1 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to X71.1.
- Suicide, suicidal›drowning›swimming pool
- Drowning›in›swimming-pool›suicide(attempt)
Code to one of these instead X71.1
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share X71. If X71.1 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- X71.0Intentional self-harm by drowning and submersion while in bathtub
- X71.2Intentional self-harm by drowning and submersion after jump into swimming pool
- X71.3Intentional self-harm by drowning and submersion in natural water
- X71.8Other intentional self-harm by drowning and submersion
- X71.9Intentional self-harm by drowning and submersion, unspecified
Questions about X71.1
- Is X71.1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. X71.1 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does X71.1 sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Intentional self-harm (X71-X83).