V91.30XS vs V94.81
V91.30XS (Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to merchant ship, sequela) 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. V91.30XS 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
| V91.30XSHit or struck by falling object due to accident to merchant ship, sequela | V94.81Water transport accident involving military watercraft | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Non-billable header |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to merchant ship, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V91.30S). | 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 V91 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V94 |
| Includes | any injury except drowning and submersion as a result of an accident to watercraft | — |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources