V92Not billable, use a more specific code below
Drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft
In Water transport accidents (V90-V94), chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity
84 billable codes under V92: none are a CC or MCC; none map to an HCC.
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Instructional notes
Excludes1: not coded here, use a different code
- civilian water transport accident involving military watercraft (V94.81-)
- drowning or submersion due to accident to watercraft (V90-V91)
- drowning or submersion of diver who voluntarily jumps from boat not involved in an accident (W16.711, W16.721)
- fall into water without watercraft (W16.-)
- military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36, Y37)
Official coding guidelines
From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.
Covers how to report external cause codes (V00-Y99) describing cause, intent, place, activity, and status. They are never principal or first-listed, and reporting is voluntary unless required.
- General External Cause Coding Guidelines (page 88)
- Place of Occurrence Guideline (page 89)
- Activity Code (page 89)
- Place of Occurrence, Activity, and Status Codes Used with other External Cause Code (page 89)
- If the Reporting Format Limits the Number of External Cause Codes (page 90)
- Multiple External Cause Coding Guidelines (page 90)
- Child and Adult Abuse Guideline (page 90)
- Unknown or Undetermined Intent Guideline (page 91)
All codes under V92
V92 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.
- V92.0Drowning and submersion due to fall off watercraft
- V92.00Drowning and submersion due to fall off merchant ship
- V92.00XADrowning and submersion due to fall off merchant ship, initial encounter
- V92.00XDDrowning and submersion due to fall off merchant ship, subsequent encounter
- V92.00XSDrowning and submersion due to fall off merchant ship, sequela
- V92.01Drowning and submersion due to fall off passenger ship
- V92.01XADrowning and submersion due to fall off passenger ship, initial encounter
- V92.01XDDrowning and submersion due to fall off passenger ship, subsequent encounter
- V92.01XSDrowning and submersion due to fall off passenger ship, sequela
- V92.02Drowning and submersion due to fall off fishing boat
- V92.02XADrowning and submersion due to fall off fishing boat, initial encounter
- V92.02XDDrowning and submersion due to fall off fishing boat, subsequent encounter
- V92.02XSDrowning and submersion due to fall off fishing boat, sequela
- V92.03Drowning and submersion due to fall off other powered watercraft
- V92.03XADrowning and submersion due to fall off other powered watercraft, initial encounter
- V92.03XDDrowning and submersion due to fall off other powered watercraft, subsequent encounter
- V92.03XSDrowning and submersion due to fall off other powered watercraft, sequela
- V92.04Drowning and submersion due to fall off sailboat
- V92.04XADrowning and submersion due to fall off sailboat, initial encounter
- V92.04XDDrowning and submersion due to fall off sailboat, subsequent encounter
- V92.04XSDrowning and submersion due to fall off sailboat, sequela
- V92.05Drowning and submersion due to fall off canoe or kayak
- V92.05XADrowning and submersion due to fall off canoe or kayak, initial encounter
- V92.05XDDrowning and submersion due to fall off canoe or kayak, subsequent encounter
- V92.05XSDrowning and submersion due to fall off canoe or kayak, sequela
- V92.06Drowning and submersion due to fall off (nonpowered) inflatable craft
- V92.06XADrowning and submersion due to fall off (nonpowered) inflatable craft, initial encounter
- V92.06XDDrowning and submersion due to fall off (nonpowered) inflatable craft, subsequent encounter
- V92.06XSDrowning and submersion due to fall off (nonpowered) inflatable craft, sequela
- V92.07Drowning and submersion due to fall off water-skis
- V92.07XADrowning and submersion due to fall off water-skis, initial encounter
- V92.07XDDrowning and submersion due to fall off water-skis, subsequent encounter
- V92.07XSDrowning and submersion due to fall off water-skis, sequela
- V92.08Drowning and submersion due to fall off other unpowered watercraft
- V92.08XADrowning and submersion due to fall off other unpowered watercraft, initial encounter
- V92.08XDDrowning and submersion due to fall off other unpowered watercraft, subsequent encounter
- V92.08XSDrowning and submersion due to fall off other unpowered watercraft, sequela
- V92.09Drowning and submersion due to fall off unspecified watercraft
- V92.09XADrowning and submersion due to fall off unspecified watercraft, initial encounter
- V92.09XDDrowning and submersion due to fall off unspecified watercraft, subsequent encounter
- V92.09XSDrowning and submersion due to fall off unspecified watercraft, sequela
- V92.1Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of watercraft
- V92.10Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of merchant ship
- V92.10XADrowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of merchant ship, initial encounter
- V92.10XDDrowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of merchant ship, subsequent encounter
- V92.10XSDrowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of merchant ship, sequela
- V92.11Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of passenger ship
- V92.11XADrowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of passenger ship, initial encounter
- V92.11XDDrowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of passenger ship, subsequent encounter
- V92.11XSDrowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of passenger ship, sequela
- V92.12Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of fishing boat
- V92.12XADrowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of fishing boat, initial encounter
- V92.12XDDrowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of fishing boat, subsequent encounter
- V92.12XSDrowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of fishing boat, sequela
- V92.13Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of other powered watercraft
- V92.13XADrowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of other powered watercraft, initial encounter
- V92.13XDDrowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of other powered watercraft, subsequent encounter
- V92.13XSDrowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of other powered watercraft, sequela
- V92.14Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of sailboat
- V92.14XADrowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of sailboat, initial encounter
- V92.14XDDrowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of sailboat, subsequent encounter
- V92.14XSDrowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of sailboat, sequela
- V92.15Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of canoe or kayak
- V92.15XADrowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of canoe or kayak, initial encounter
- V92.15XDDrowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of canoe or kayak, subsequent encounter
- V92.15XSDrowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of canoe or kayak, sequela
- V92.16Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of (nonpowered) inflatable craft
- V92.16XADrowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of (nonpowered) inflatable craft, initial encounter
- V92.16XDDrowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of (nonpowered) inflatable craft, subsequent encounter
- V92.16XSDrowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of (nonpowered) inflatable craft, sequela
- V92.19Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of unspecified watercraft
- V92.19XADrowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of unspecified watercraft, initial encounter
- V92.19XDDrowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of unspecified watercraft, subsequent encounter
- V92.19XSDrowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of unspecified watercraft, sequela
- V92.2Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from watercraft
- V92.20Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from merchant ship
- V92.20XADrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from merchant ship, initial encounter
- V92.20XDDrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from merchant ship, subsequent encounter
- V92.20XSDrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from merchant ship, sequela
- V92.21Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from passenger ship
- V92.21XADrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from passenger ship, initial encounter
- V92.21XDDrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from passenger ship, subsequent encounter
- V92.21XSDrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from passenger ship, sequela
- V92.22Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from fishing boat
- V92.22XADrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from fishing boat, initial encounter
- V92.22XDDrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from fishing boat, subsequent encounter
- V92.22XSDrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from fishing boat, sequela
- V92.23Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other powered watercraft
- V92.23XADrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other powered watercraft, initial encounter
- V92.23XDDrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other powered watercraft, subsequent encounter
- V92.23XSDrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other powered watercraft, sequela
- V92.24Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from sailboat
- V92.24XADrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from sailboat, initial encounter
- V92.24XDDrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from sailboat, subsequent encounter
- V92.24XSDrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from sailboat, sequela
- V92.25Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from canoe or kayak
- V92.25XADrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from canoe or kayak, initial encounter
- V92.25XDDrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from canoe or kayak, subsequent encounter
- V92.25XSDrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from canoe or kayak, sequela
- V92.26Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from (nonpowered) inflatable craft
- V92.26XADrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from (nonpowered) inflatable craft, initial encounter
- V92.26XDDrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from (nonpowered) inflatable craft, subsequent encounter
- V92.26XSDrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from (nonpowered) inflatable craft, sequela
- V92.27Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from water-skis
- V92.27XADrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from water-skis, initial encounter
- V92.27XDDrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from water-skis, subsequent encounter
- V92.27XSDrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from water-skis, sequela
- V92.28Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other unpowered watercraft
- V92.28XADrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other unpowered watercraft, initial encounter
- V92.28XDDrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other unpowered watercraft, subsequent encounter
- V92.28XSDrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other unpowered watercraft, sequela
- V92.29Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from unspecified watercraft
- V92.29XADrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from unspecified watercraft, initial encounter
- V92.29XDDrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from unspecified watercraft, subsequent encounter
- V92.29XSDrowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from unspecified watercraft, sequela
V92 MS-DRGs
This code does not group to an MS-DRG as a principal diagnosis.
Other codes that refer to V92
Notes on these codes point to V92.
- V90 Excludes1: water-transport-related drowning or submersion without accident to watercraft (V92.-)
- V93 Excludes2: drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft (V92.-)
- W65-W74 Excludes1: accidental drowning and submersion due to water transport accident (V90.-, V92.-)
About the condition
Plain-language background from MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), not coding guidance.
Drowning
People drown when they get too much water in their lungs. You can drown in as little as an inch or two of water. Babies can drown in a sink or bathtub. Preschoolers are most likely to drown in a swimming pool. People who have seizure disorders are also at risk in the water. Drowning can happen quickly and silently.
Read more about drowning on MedlinePlusCode history
Valid since FY2016, when ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. No changes since.