V90.89XA vs V94.81
V90.89XA (Drowning and submersion due to other accident to unspecified watercraft, initial encounter) compared with V94.81 (Water transport accident involving military 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. V90.89XA carries an Excludes1 note covering V94.81: “civilian water transport accident involving military watercraft (V94.81-)”
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
| V90.89XADrowning and submersion due to other accident to unspecified watercraft, initial encounter | V94.81Water transport accident involving military watercraft | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Non-billable header Report instead: V94.810A, V94.810D, V94.810S, V94.811A, V94.811D |
| 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 unspecified watercraft, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V90.89A). | Water transport accident involving military watercraft is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V94.81). |
| 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 V94 |
| Includes | Drowning and submersion due to other accident to boat NOS Drowning and submersion due to other accident to ship NOS Drowning and submersion due to other accident to watercraft NOS | — |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources