V90.87XD vs Y37.0
V90.87XD (Drowning and submersion due to other accident to 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.
Can these codes be reported together?
No — do not report together. V90.87XD 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
| V90.87XDDrowning and submersion due to other accident to water-skis, subsequent encounter | Y37.0Military operations involving explosion of marine weapons | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Non-billable header |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Drowning and submersion due to other accident to water-skis, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V90.87D). | 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