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W69.XXXS ICD-10-CM Code: Accidental drowning and submersion while in natural water, sequela

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

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Accidental drowning and submersion while in natural water, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (W69S).

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for W69.XXXS in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Inclusion Terms

Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.

  • Accidental drowning and submersion while in lake
  • Accidental drowning and submersion while in open sea
  • Accidental drowning and submersion while in river
  • Accidental drowning and submersion while in stream

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.

Frequently Compared Codes

The official Excludes notes on W69.XXXS 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.

Verify Before Coding

  • 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.

Relationships & Classification

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.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of W69.XXXS 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]
  • W00-X58 — Other external causes of accidental injury [Hierarchy]
  • W65-W74 — Accidental non-transport drowning and submersion [Hierarchy]

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • EXT030 — External cause codes: sequela [CCSR]

Nearest codes

  • W69 — Accidental drowning and submersion while in natural water [Sibling]
  • W69.XXXA — Accidental drowning and submersion while in natural water, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • W69.XXXD — Accidental drowning and submersion while in natural water, subsequent encounter [Sibling]

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Does W69.XXXS require a 7th character?

Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code W69.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to W69.XXXS in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • W69 — Accidental drowning and submersion while in natural water
  • W69.XXXA — Accidental drowning and submersion while in natural water, initial encounter
  • W69.XXXD — Accidental drowning and submersion while in natural water, subsequent encounter

View all codes in the W69 family