V90.12XA — Drowning and submersion due to fishing boat sinking, initial encounter

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Code Set: Valid FY2026 and FY2027. FY2026 took effect October 1, 2025.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Drowning and submersion due to fishing boat sinking, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V90.12A).

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for V90.12XA in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.

civilian water transport accident involving military watercraft (V94.81-)
fall into water not from watercraft (W16.-)
military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36.0-, Y37.0-)
water-transport-related drowning or submersion without accident to watercraft (V92.-)

Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V90.

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to V90.12XA in its code family, with their registry titles.

V90.11 — Drowning and submersion due to passenger ship sinking
V90.11XA — Drowning and submersion due to passenger ship sinking, initial encounter
V90.11XD — Drowning and submersion due to passenger ship sinking, subsequent encounter
V90.11XS — Drowning and submersion due to passenger ship sinking, sequela
V90.12 — Drowning and submersion due to fishing boat sinking
V90.12XD — Drowning and submersion due to fishing boat sinking, subsequent encounter
V90.12XS — Drowning and submersion due to fishing boat sinking, sequela
V90.13 — Drowning and submersion due to other powered watercraft sinking
V90.13XA — Drowning and submersion due to other powered watercraft sinking, initial encounter
V90.13XD — Drowning and submersion due to other powered watercraft sinking, subsequent encounter