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V90.27XD vs Y37.0

V90.27XD (Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning water-skis, subsequent encounter) 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.

Relationship

Conflict

Excludes1 conflict

V90.27XD
Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning water-skis, subsequent encounter
↔
Y37.0
Military operations involving explosion of marine weapons

Not coded here — these two are mutually exclusive.

“military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36.0-, Y37.0-)”

An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur together, so the pair should not be reported for the same encounter. The sole exception is when the conditions are documented as unrelated to each other.

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. V90.27XD 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

V90.27XDDrowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning water-skis, subsequent encounterY37.0Military operations involving explosion of marine weapons
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header
ClassificationV00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)
DefinitionDrowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning water-skis, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V90.27D).Military operations involving explosion of marine weapons is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Y37.0).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V90The 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
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Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources