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ICD-10/V90.88XS

V90.88XS ICD-10-CM Code: Drowning and submersion due to other accident to other unpowered watercraft, sequela

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

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Drowning and submersion due to other accident to other unpowered watercraft, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V90.88S).

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for V90.88XS in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Inclusion Terms

Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.

  • Drowning and submersion due to other accident to surf-board
  • Drowning and submersion due to other accident to windsurfer

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2016 baseline of the change ledger.

Verify Before Coding

  • Billable — reportable as written.
  • Principal-diagnosis restriction. External cause of morbidity codes (V, W, X and Y) describe the circumstance that caused an injury, not the condition treated. The Medicare Code Editor rejects them as a principal diagnosis; sequence the injury or condition first and report this code as secondary.

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of V90.88XS in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Hierarchy

  • V00-Y99 — Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) (V00-Y99) [Hierarchy]
  • V90-V94 — Water transport accidents [Hierarchy]

Referenced by Excludes1 notes (9)

  • V92 — Drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft [Excludes1](via V90.-): “drowning or submersion due to accident to watercraft (V90-V91)”
  • W16 — Fall, jump or diving into water [Excludes1](via V90.-): “fall into water from watercraft (V90-V94)”
  • W16.7 — Jumping or diving from boat [Excludes1](via V90.-): “Fall from boat into water -see watercraft accident (V90-V94)”
  • W65 — Accidental drowning and submersion while in bath-tub [Excludes1](via V90.-): “accidental drowning and submersion due to water transport accident (V90.-, V92.-)”
  • W65-W74 — Accidental non-transport drowning and submersion (W65-W74) [Excludes1](via V90.-): “accidental drowning and submersion due to water transport accident (V90.-, V92.-)”
  • W67 — Accidental drowning and submersion while in swimming-pool [Excludes1](via V90.-): “accidental drowning and submersion due to water transport accident (V90.-, V92.-)”
  • W69 — Accidental drowning and submersion while in natural water [Excludes1](via V90.-): “accidental drowning and submersion due to water transport accident (V90.-, V92.-)”
  • W73 — Other specified cause of accidental non-transport drowning and submersion [Excludes1](via V90.-): “accidental drowning and submersion due to water transport accident (V90.-, V92.-)”
  • and 1 more

Referenced by Excludes2 notes

  • V91 — Other injury due to accident to watercraft [Excludes2](via V90.-): “drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft (V90.-)”

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • EXT030 — External cause codes: sequela [CCSR]

Nearest codes (40)

  • V90 — Drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft [Sibling]
  • V90.8 — Drowning and submersion due to other accident to watercraft [Sibling]
  • V90.80 — Drowning and submersion due to other accident to merchant ship [Sibling]
  • V90.80XA — Drowning and submersion due to other accident to merchant ship, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • V90.80XD — Drowning and submersion due to other accident to merchant ship, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • V90.80XS — Drowning and submersion due to other accident to merchant ship, sequela [Sibling]
  • V90.81 — Drowning and submersion due to other accident to passenger ship [Sibling]
  • V90.81XA — Drowning and submersion due to other accident to passenger ship, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • and 32 more

Referenced by Other Codes

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):EXT030 — External cause codes: sequela.

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes on other codes that name V90.88XS or its code family.

9 Excludes1 notes: V92 (via V90.-), W16 (via V90.-), W16.7 (via V90.-), W65 (via V90.-), W65-W74 (via V90.-), W67 (via V90.-), W69 (via V90.-), W73 (via V90.-), W74 (via V90.-).

1 Excludes2 notes: V91 (via V90.-).

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Does V90.88XS require a 7th character?

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

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to V90.88XS in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • V90.87 — Drowning and submersion due to other accident to water-skis
  • V90.87XA — Drowning and submersion due to other accident to water-skis, initial encounter
  • V90.87XD — Drowning and submersion due to other accident to water-skis, subsequent encounter
  • V90.87XS — Drowning and submersion due to other accident to water-skis, sequela
  • V90.88 — Drowning and submersion due to other accident to other unpowered watercraft
  • V90.88XA — Drowning and submersion due to other accident to other unpowered watercraft, initial encounter
  • V90.88XD — Drowning and submersion due to other accident to other unpowered watercraft, subsequent encounter
  • V90.89 — Drowning and submersion due to other accident to unspecified watercraft
  • V90.89XA — Drowning and submersion due to other accident to unspecified watercraft, initial encounter
  • V90.89XD — Drowning and submersion due to other accident to unspecified watercraft, subsequent encounter

View all codes in the V90 family