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ICD-10/V93.40XA

V93.40XA ICD-10-CM Code: Struck by falling object on merchant ship, initial encounter

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

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Struck by falling object on merchant ship, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V93.40A).

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for V93.40XA in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

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).

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.

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 V93.40XA 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

  • V91.0 — Burn due to watercraft on fire [Excludes1](via V93.-): “burn from localized fire or explosion on board ship without accident to watercraft (V93.-)” · check together
  • V93.6 — Machinery accident on board watercraft [Excludes1](via V93.4.-): “machinery explosion on board watercraft (V93.4-)” · check together

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • EXT010 — External cause codes: transport; not MVT; initial encounter [CCSR]
  • EXT020 — External cause codes: intent of injury, accidental/unintentional [CCSR]

Nearest codes (40)

  • V93 — Other injury due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft [Sibling]
  • V93.34XD — Fall on board sailboat, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • V93.34XS — Fall on board sailboat, sequela [Sibling]
  • V93.35 — Fall on board canoe or kayak [Sibling]
  • V93.35XA — Fall on board canoe or kayak, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • V93.35XD — Fall on board canoe or kayak, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • V93.35XS — Fall on board canoe or kayak, sequela [Sibling]
  • V93.36 — Fall on board (nonpowered) inflatable craft [Sibling]
  • and 32 more

Referenced by Other Codes

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):EXT010 — External cause codes: transport; not MVT; initial encounter; EXT020 — External cause codes: intent of injury, accidental/unintentional.

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 V93.40XA or its code family.

2 Excludes1 notes: V91.0 (via V93.-), V93.6 (via V93.4.-).

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Does V93.40XA require a 7th character?

Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V93.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to V93.40XA in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • V93.39XA — Fall on board unspecified watercraft, initial encounter
  • V93.39XD — Fall on board unspecified watercraft, subsequent encounter
  • V93.39XS — Fall on board unspecified watercraft, sequela
  • V93.4 — Struck by falling object on board watercraft
  • V93.40 — Struck by falling object on merchant ship
  • V93.40XD — Struck by falling object on merchant ship, subsequent encounter
  • V93.40XS — Struck by falling object on merchant ship, sequela
  • V93.41 — Struck by falling object on passenger ship
  • V93.41XA — Struck by falling object on passenger ship, initial encounter
  • V93.41XD — Struck by falling object on passenger ship, subsequent encounter

View all codes in the V93 family