W65-W74 ICD-10-CM Code: Accidental non-transport drowning and submersion
Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for W65-W74 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).
- accidental drowning and submersion due to fall into water (W16.-) Compare W65-W74 vs W16 →
- accidental drowning and submersion due to water transport accident (V90.-, V92.-) Compare W65-W74 vs V90 →
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- accidental drowning and submersion due to cataclysm (X34-X39) Compare W65-W74 vs X34 →
Frequently Compared Codes
The official Excludes notes on W65-W74 name these codes. Each comparison page covers when the two can — or must not — be reported together.
Change history
No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2016 baseline of the change ledger.
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to W65-W74 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- W65 — Accidental drowning and submersion while in bath-tub
- W67 — Accidental drowning and submersion while in swimming-pool
- W69 — Accidental drowning and submersion while in natural water
- W73 — Other specified cause of accidental non-transport drowning and submersion
- W74 — Unspecified cause of accidental drowning and submersion