V92 vs W16.711
V92 (Drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft) compared with W16.711 (Jumping or diving from boat striking water surface causing drowning and submersion), 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. V92 carries an Excludes1 note covering W16.711: “drowning or submersion of diver who voluntarily jumps from boat not involved in an accident (W16.711, W16.721)”
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 carries an Excludes1 note covering W16.711: “fall into water without watercraft (W16.-)”
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
| V92Drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft | W16.711Jumping or diving from boat striking water surface causing drowning and submersion | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: V92.00XA, V92.00XD, V92.00XS, V92.01XA, V92.01XD | 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 accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V92). | Jumping or diving from boat striking water surface causing drowning and submersion is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (W16.711). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V92 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W16 |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources