V92.1
Header — not billableDrowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of watercraft
The ICD-10 code for drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of watercraft is V92.1.
V92.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 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).
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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under V92.1
- V92.10Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of merchant ship
- V92.11Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of passenger ship
- V92.12Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of fishing boat
- V92.13Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of other powered watercraft
- V92.14Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of sailboat
- V92.15Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of canoe or kayak
- V92.16Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of (nonpowered) inflatable craft
- V92.19Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of unspecified watercraft
Related codes in this category
- V92.0Drowning and submersion due to fall off watercraftnon-billable header
- V92.2Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from watercraftnon-billable header
- V92.1Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of watercraftnon-billable header