W65-W74

Non-Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Rankblock
Official Description

Accidental non-transport drowning and submersion (W65-W74)

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99).

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here)
  • accidental drowning and submersion due to fall into water (W16.-)
  • accidental drowning and submersion due to water transport accident (V90.-, V92.-)
Excludes2(Not included here)
  • accidental drowning and submersion due to cataclysm (X34-X39)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
W65-W74Accidental non-transport drowning and submersion (W65-W74)
W65Accidental drowning and submersion while in bath-tub
W67Accidental drowning and submersion while in swimming-pool
W69Accidental drowning and submersion while in natural water
W73Other specified cause of accidental non-transport drowning and submersion
W74Unspecified cause of accidental drowning and submersion

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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