V90.88 vs V92.08
V90.88 (Drowning and submersion due to other accident to other unpowered watercraft) compared with V92.08 (Drowning and submersion due to fall off other unpowered watercraft), 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. V90.88 carries an Excludes1 note covering V92.08: “water-transport-related drowning or submersion without accident to watercraft (V92.-)”
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. V92.08 carries an Excludes1 note covering V90.88: “drowning and submersion due to fall off damaged unpowered watercraft (V90.88)”
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. V92.08 carries an Excludes1 note covering V90.88: “drowning or submersion due to accident to watercraft (V90-V91)”
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
| V90.88Drowning and submersion due to other accident to other unpowered watercraft | V92.08Drowning and submersion due to fall off other unpowered watercraft | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | 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 other unpowered watercraft is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V90.88). | Drowning and submersion due to fall off other unpowered watercraft is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V92.08). |
| 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 V92 |
| Includes | Drowning and submersion due to other accident to surf-board Drowning and submersion due to other accident to windsurfer | Drowning and submersion due to fall off surf-board Drowning and submersion due to fall off windsurfer |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources