V92.2
Header — not billableDrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from watercraft
The ICD-10 code for drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from watercraft is V92.2.
V92.2 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.
Clinical notes
Code first
This code represents a manifestation of an underlying disease. Coding convention requires the underlying (etiology) code to be sequenced first, with this code listed second.
- any associated cataclysm (X37.0-)
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.
- •This code represents a manifestation. Documentation should identify the underlying condition, which must be coded first.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under V92.2
- V92.20Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from merchant ship
- V92.21Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from passenger ship
- V92.22Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from fishing boat
- V92.23Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other powered watercraft
- V92.24Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from sailboat
- V92.25Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from canoe or kayak
- V92.26Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from (nonpowered) inflatable craft
- V92.27Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from water-skis
- V92.28Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other unpowered watercraft
- V92.29Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from unspecified watercraft
Related codes in this category
- V92.0Drowning and submersion due to fall off watercraftnon-billable header
- V92.1Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of watercraftnon-billable header
- V92.2Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from watercraftnon-billable header