V90 vs Y37.0
V90 (Drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft) compared with Y37.0 (Military operations involving explosion of marine weapons), 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. V90 carries an Excludes1 note covering Y37.0: “military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36.0-, Y37.0-)”
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 watercraft | Y37.0Military operations involving explosion of marine weapons | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: V90.00XA, V90.00XD, V90.00XS, V90.01XA, V90.01XD | Non-billable header Report instead: Y37.000A, Y37.000D, Y37.000S, Y37.001A, Y37.001D |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V90). | Military operations involving explosion of marine weapons is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Y37.0). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V90 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y37 |
| Includes | — | injuries to military personnel and civilians occurring during peacetime on military property and during routine military exercises and operations |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources