All ICD10 Codes

W16.011

Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Fall into swimming pool striking water surface causing drowning and submersion

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • •Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99).

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here)
  • drowning and submersion while in swimming pool without fall (W67)
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
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Clinical Hierarchy

CH20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
W00-W19Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls (W00-W19)
W16Fall, jump or diving into water
W16.0Fall into swimming pool
W16.01Fall into swimming pool striking water surface
W16.011Fall into swimming pool striking water surface causing drowning and submersion

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to W16.011:

subcategoryW16.0
Fall into swimming pool
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categoryW16
Fall, jump or diving into water
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blockW00-W19
Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls (W00-W19)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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