V93.4
Header — not billableStruck by falling object on board watercraft
The ICD-10 code for struck by falling object on board watercraft is V93.4.
V93.4 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 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).
- struck by falling object due to accident to watercraft (V91.3)
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Hit by falling object on board watercraft
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 V93.4
- V93.40Struck by falling object on merchant ship
- V93.41Struck by falling object on passenger ship
- V93.42Struck by falling object on fishing boat
- V93.43Struck by falling object on other powered watercraft
- V93.44Struck by falling object on sailboat
- V93.48Struck by falling object on other unpowered watercraft
- V93.49Struck by falling object on unspecified watercraft
Related codes in this category
- V93.0Burn due to localized fire on board watercraftnon-billable header
- V93.1Other burn on board watercraftnon-billable header
- V93.2Heat exposure on board watercraftnon-billable header
- V93.3Fall on board watercraftnon-billable header
- V93.5Explosion on board watercraftnon-billable header
- V93.6Machinery accident on board watercraftnon-billable header
- V93.8Other injury due to other accident on board watercraftnon-billable header
- V93.4Struck by falling object on board watercraftnon-billable header