W22.041 vs W67
W22.041 (Striking against wall of swimming pool causing drowning and submersion) compared with W67 (Accidental drowning and submersion while in swimming-pool), 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. W22.041 carries an Excludes1 note covering W67: “drowning and submersion while swimming without striking against wall (W67)”
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. W67 carries an Excludes1 note covering W22.041: “accidental drowning and submersion due to striking into wall of swimming pool (W22.041)”
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
| W22.041Striking against wall of swimming pool causing drowning and submersion | W67Accidental drowning and submersion while in swimming-pool | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Non-billable header |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Striking against wall of swimming pool causing drowning and submersion is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (W22.041). | Accidental drowning and submersion while in swimming-pool is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (W67). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W22 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code W67 |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources