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X92.8

X92.8: Other assault by drowning and submersion

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

X92.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other assault by drowning and submersion. 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 X92

A
initial encounter
D
subsequent encounter
S
sequela

Other codes that can never be billed with X92.8

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • Y04Assault by bodily force

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Assault›drowning›specified NEC
  • Drowning›in›specified place NEC›assault

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead X92.8

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under X92

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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