V93.0 vs V93.24XA
V93.0 (Burn due to localized fire on board watercraft) compared with V93.24XA (Heat exposure on board sailboat, initial encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. Both may be reported when both conditions are documented (Excludes2).
Can these codes be reported together?
Yes, when both are documented. V93.24XA carries an Excludes2 note covering V93.0: “burn due to fire on board watercraft (V93.0-)”
Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.
Side by side
| V93.0Burn due to localized fire on board watercraft | V93.24XAHeat exposure on board sailboat, initial encounter | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: V93.00XA, V93.00XD, V93.00XS, V93.01XA, V93.01XD | Billable |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Burn due to localized fire on board watercraft is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V93.0). | Heat exposure on board sailboat, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V93.24A). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V93 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V93 |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources