V93.34XA (Fall on board sailboat, initial encounter) compared with Y37 (Military operations), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.
Not coded here — these two are mutually exclusive.
“military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36, Y37.-)”
An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur together, so the pair should not be reported for the same encounter. The sole exception is when the conditions are documented as unrelated to each other.
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a
No — do not report together. V93.34XA carries an Excludes1 note covering Y37: “military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36, Y37.-)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
| V93.34XAFall on board sailboat, initial encounter | Y37Military operations | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Non-billable header Report instead: Y37.000A, Y37.000D, Y37.000S, Y37.001A, Y37.001D |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Fall on board sailboat, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V93.34A). | Military operations is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Y37). |
| 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 Y37 |
| Includes | — | injuries to military personnel and civilians occurring during peacetime on military property and during routine military exercises and operations |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources