V90
Header — not billableDrowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft
The ICD-10 code for drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft is V90.
V90 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 5 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
7th character definitions
These definitions specify what each valid 7th-character value means for codes in this category.
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7th character note
This category requires a 7th character to indicate additional clinical detail (e.g. encounter type: initial, subsequent, sequela). The code is incomplete without it.
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V90
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •This category requires a 7th character. Documentation should clearly indicate the episode of care (initial encounter, subsequent encounter, or sequela).
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under V90
- V90.0Drowning and submersion due to watercraft overturningnon-billable header
- V90.1Drowning and submersion due to watercraft sinkingnon-billable header
- V90.2Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning watercraftnon-billable header
- V90.3Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed watercraftnon-billable header
- V90.8Drowning and submersion due to other accident to watercraftnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- V91Other injury due to accident to watercraftnon-billable header
- V92Drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraftnon-billable header
- V93Other injury due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraftnon-billable header
- V94Other and unspecified water transport accidentsnon-billable header
- V90Drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraftnon-billable header