W16.01
Header — not billableFall into swimming pool striking water surface
The ICD-10 code for fall into swimming pool striking water surface is W16.01.
W16.01 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 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.
Related codes in this category
- W16.02Fall into swimming pool striking bottomnon-billable header
- W16.03Fall into swimming pool striking wallnon-billable header
- W16.01Fall into swimming pool striking water surfacenon-billable header