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V92 vs V93.60XA

V92 (Drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft) compared with V93.60XA (Machinery accident on board merchant ship, initial encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. Both may be reported when both conditions are documented (Excludes2).

Relationship

Informational

Excludes2 relationship

V93.60XA
Machinery accident on board merchant ship, initial encounter
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V92
Drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft

Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

“drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft (V92.-)”

An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of the code above it, but a patient can have both. Report both when both are documented.

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes

Can these codes be reported together?

Yes, when both are documented. V93.60XA carries an Excludes2 note covering V92: “drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft (V92.-)”

Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.

Side by side

V92Drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraftV93.60XAMachinery accident on board merchant ship, initial encounter
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: V92.00XA, V92.00XD, V92.00XS, V92.01XA, V92.01XD

Billable
ClassificationV00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)
DefinitionDrowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V92).Machinery accident on board merchant ship, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V93.60A).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V92The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V93
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Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources