V92 vs W69
V92 (Drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft) compared with W69 (Accidental drowning and submersion while in natural water), 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. W69 carries an Excludes1 note covering V92: “accidental drowning and submersion due to water transport accident (V90.-, V92.-)”
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 | W69Accidental drowning and submersion while in natural water | |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | Accidental drowning and submersion while in natural water is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (W69). |
| 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 code W69 |
| Includes | — | Accidental drowning and submersion while in lake Accidental drowning and submersion while in open sea Accidental drowning and submersion while in river Accidental drowning and submersion while in stream |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources