V94Not billable, use a more specific code below
Other and unspecified water transport accidents
In Water transport accidents (V90-V94), chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity
39 billable codes under V94: none are a CC or MCC; none map to an HCC.
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Instructional notes
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 V94
V94 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.
- V94.0Hitting object or bottom of body of water due to fall from watercraft
- V94.0XXAHitting object or bottom of body of water due to fall from watercraft, initial encounter
- V94.0XXDHitting object or bottom of body of water due to fall from watercraft, subsequent encounter
- V94.0XXSHitting object or bottom of body of water due to fall from watercraft, sequela
- V94.1Bather struck by watercraft
- V94.11Bather struck by powered watercraft
- V94.11XABather struck by powered watercraft, initial encounter
- V94.11XDBather struck by powered watercraft, subsequent encounter
- V94.11XSBather struck by powered watercraft, sequela
- V94.12Bather struck by nonpowered watercraft
- V94.12XABather struck by nonpowered watercraft, initial encounter
- V94.12XDBather struck by nonpowered watercraft, subsequent encounter
- V94.12XSBather struck by nonpowered watercraft, sequela
- V94.2Rider of nonpowered watercraft struck by other watercraft
- V94.21Rider of nonpowered watercraft struck by other nonpowered watercraft
- V94.21XARider of nonpowered watercraft struck by other nonpowered watercraft, initial encounter
- V94.21XDRider of nonpowered watercraft struck by other nonpowered watercraft, subsequent encounter
- V94.21XSRider of nonpowered watercraft struck by other nonpowered watercraft, sequela
- V94.22Rider of nonpowered watercraft struck by powered watercraft
- V94.22XARider of nonpowered watercraft struck by powered watercraft, initial encounter
- V94.22XDRider of nonpowered watercraft struck by powered watercraft, subsequent encounter
- V94.22XSRider of nonpowered watercraft struck by powered watercraft, sequela
- V94.3Injury to rider of (inflatable) watercraft being pulled behind other watercraft
- V94.31Injury to rider of (inflatable) recreational watercraft being pulled behind other watercraft
- V94.31XAInjury to rider of (inflatable) recreational watercraft being pulled behind other watercraft, initial encounter
- V94.31XDInjury to rider of (inflatable) recreational watercraft being pulled behind other watercraft, subsequent encounter
- V94.31XSInjury to rider of (inflatable) recreational watercraft being pulled behind other watercraft, sequela
- V94.32Injury to rider of non-recreational watercraft being pulled behind other watercraft
- V94.32XAInjury to rider of non-recreational watercraft being pulled behind other watercraft, initial encounter
- V94.32XDInjury to rider of non-recreational watercraft being pulled behind other watercraft, subsequent encounter
- V94.32XSInjury to rider of non-recreational watercraft being pulled behind other watercraft, sequela
- V94.4Injury to barefoot water-skier
- V94.4XXAInjury to barefoot water-skier, initial encounter
- V94.4XXDInjury to barefoot water-skier, subsequent encounter
- V94.4XXSInjury to barefoot water-skier, sequela
- V94.8Other water transport accident
- V94.81Water transport accident involving military watercraft
- V94.810Civilian watercraft involved in water transport accident with military watercraft
- V94.810ACivilian watercraft involved in water transport accident with military watercraft, initial encounter
- V94.810DCivilian watercraft involved in water transport accident with military watercraft, subsequent encounter
- V94.810SCivilian watercraft involved in water transport accident with military watercraft, sequela
- V94.811Civilian in water injured by military watercraft
- V94.811ACivilian in water injured by military watercraft, initial encounter
- V94.811DCivilian in water injured by military watercraft, subsequent encounter
- V94.811SCivilian in water injured by military watercraft, sequela
- V94.818Other water transport accident involving military watercraft
- V94.818AOther water transport accident involving military watercraft, initial encounter
- V94.818DOther water transport accident involving military watercraft, subsequent encounter
- V94.818SOther water transport accident involving military watercraft, sequela
- V94.89Other water transport accident
- V94.89XAOther water transport accident, initial encounter
- V94.89XDOther water transport accident, subsequent encounter
- V94.89XSOther water transport accident, sequela
- V94.9Unspecified water transport accident
- V94.9XXAUnspecified water transport accident, initial encounter
- V94.9XXDUnspecified water transport accident, subsequent encounter
- V94.9XXSUnspecified water transport accident, sequela
V94 MS-DRGs
This code does not group to an MS-DRG as a principal diagnosis.
Other codes that refer to V94
Notes on these codes point to V94.
- V92.07 Excludes1: hit by boat while water-skiing NOS (V94.-)
- V92.08 Excludes1: drowning and submersion due to rider of nonpowered watercraft being hit by other watercraft (V94.-)
- V92.08 Excludes1: other injury due to rider of nonpowered watercraft being hit by other watercraft (V94.-)
- W16 Excludes1: fall into water from watercraft (V90-V94)
- W16.7 Excludes1: Fall from boat into water -see watercraft accident (V90-V94)
Code history
Valid since FY2016, when ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. No changes since.