V90.8
Header — not billableDrowning and submersion due to other accident to watercraft
The ICD-10 code for drowning and submersion due to other accident to watercraft is V90.8.
V90.8 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 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 V90.8
- V90.80Drowning and submersion due to other accident to merchant ship
- V90.81Drowning and submersion due to other accident to passenger ship
- V90.82Drowning and submersion due to other accident to fishing boat
- V90.83Drowning and submersion due to other accident to other powered watercraft
- V90.84Drowning and submersion due to other accident to sailboat
- V90.85Drowning and submersion due to other accident to canoe or kayak
- V90.86Drowning and submersion due to other accident to (nonpowered) inflatable craft
- V90.87Drowning and submersion due to other accident to water-skis
- V90.88Drowning and submersion due to other accident to other unpowered watercraft
- V90.89Drowning and submersion due to other accident to unspecified watercraft
Related codes in this category
- 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