V90.1
Header — not billableDrowning and submersion due to watercraft sinking
The ICD-10 code for drowning and submersion due to watercraft sinking is V90.1.
V90.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under V90.1
- V90.10Drowning and submersion due to merchant ship sinking
- V90.11Drowning and submersion due to passenger ship sinking
- V90.12Drowning and submersion due to fishing boat sinking
- V90.13Drowning and submersion due to other powered watercraft sinking
- V90.14Drowning and submersion due to sailboat sinking
- V90.15Drowning and submersion due to canoe or kayak sinking
- V90.16Drowning and submersion due to (nonpowered) inflatable craft sinking
- V90.18Drowning and submersion due to other unpowered watercraft sinking
- V90.19Drowning and submersion due to unspecified watercraft sinking
Related codes in this category
- V90.0Drowning and submersion due to watercraft overturningnon-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
- V90.1Drowning and submersion due to watercraft sinkingnon-billable header