V90
ICD-10Non-billable categoryDrowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft
V90 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- civilian water transport accident involving military watercraft (V94.81-)
- fall into water not from watercraft (W16.-)
- military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36.0-, Y37.0-)
- water-transport-related drowning or submersion without accident to watercraft (V92.-)
7th character
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V90
Permitted 7th characters
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
More specific codes under V90
- V90.0Drowning and submersion due to watercraft overturningcategory
- V90.1Drowning and submersion due to watercraft sinkingcategory
- V90.2Drown due to falling or jumping from burning watercraftcategory
- V90.3Drown due to falling or jumping from crushed watercraftcategory
- V90.8Drowning and submersion due to other accident to watercraftcategory
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.