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V90 vs W69.XXXD

V90 (Drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft) compared with W69.XXXD (Accidental drowning and submersion while in natural water, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. W69.XXXD carries an Excludes1 note covering V90: “accidental drowning and submersion due to water transport accident (V90.-, V92.-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

V90Drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraftW69.XXXDAccidental drowning and submersion while in natural water, subsequent encounter
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: V90.00XA, V90.00XD, V90.00XS, V90.01XA, V90.01XD

Billable
ClassificationV00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)
DefinitionDrowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V90).Accidental drowning and submersion while in natural water, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (W69D).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V90The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code W69
Includes
Accidental drowning and submersion while in lake
Accidental drowning and submersion while in open sea
Accidental drowning and submersion while in river
Accidental drowning and submersion while in stream

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources