V93.54XS vs V94.81
V93.54XS (Explosion on board sailboat, sequela) compared with V94.81 (Water transport accident involving military watercraft), 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. V93.54XS carries an Excludes1 note covering V94.81: “civilian water transport accident involving military watercraft (V94.81-)”
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
| V93.54XSExplosion on board sailboat, sequela | V94.81Water transport accident involving military watercraft | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Non-billable header Report instead: V94.810A, V94.810D, V94.810S, V94.811A, V94.811D |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Explosion on board sailboat, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V93.54S). | Water transport accident involving military watercraft is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V94.81). |
| 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 V94 |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources