V90.37XS vs W16
V90.37XS (Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed water-skis, sequela) compared with W16 (Fall, jump or diving into water), 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. V90.37XS carries an Excludes1 note covering W16: “fall into water not from watercraft (W16.-)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
No — do not report together. W16 carries an Excludes1 note covering V90.37XS: “fall into water from watercraft (V90-V94)”
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
| V90.37XSDrowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed water-skis, sequela | W16Fall, jump or diving into water | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Non-billable header Report instead: W16.011A, W16.011D, W16.011S, W16.012A, W16.012D |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed water-skis, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V90.37S). | Fall, jump or diving into water is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (W16). |
| 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 W16 |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources