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Category · FY2027

V92 Drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft

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  • Codes take a 7th character

V92 is not billable. The category heads 84 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 3 subdivisions. Its codes take a 7th character, so none is complete with fewer than 7 characters.

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 20 External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
  2. V90-V94 Water transport accidents (V90-V94)
  3. V92 Drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft
Billable codes
84
Subdivisions
3
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
0

Codes in V92

  1. V92.0
    Drowning and submersion due to fall off watercraft
    Header
    Inclusion terms 2, Excludes2 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Drowning and submersion due to fall from gangplank of watercraft
    • Drowning and submersion due to fall overboard watercraft

    Excludes2

    • hitting head on object or bottom of body of water due to fall from watercraft (V94.0-) V94.0
  2. V92.00
    Drowning and submersion due to fall off merchant ship +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
  3. V92.01
    Drowning and submersion due to fall off passenger ship +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Drowning and submersion due to fall off Ferry-boat
    • Drowning and submersion due to fall off Liner
  4. V92.02
    Drowning and submersion due to fall off fishing boat +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
  5. V92.03
    Drowning and submersion due to fall off other powered watercraft +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Drowning and submersion due to fall off Hovercraft (on open water)
    • Drowning and submersion due to fall off Jet ski
  6. V92.04
    Drowning and submersion due to fall off sailboat +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
  7. V92.05
    Drowning and submersion due to fall off canoe or kayak +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
  8. V92.06
    Drowning and submersion due to fall off (nonpowered) inflatable craft +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
  9. V92.07
    Drowning and submersion due to fall off water-skis +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
    Excludes1 3

    Excludes1

    • drowning and submersion due to falling off burning water-skis (V90.27) V90.27
    • drowning and submersion due to falling off crushed water-skis (V90.37) V90.37
    • hit by boat while water-skiing NOS (V94.-) V94
  10. V92.08
    Drowning and submersion due to fall off other unpowered watercraft +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
    Inclusion terms 2, Excludes1 5

    Inclusion terms

    • Drowning and submersion due to fall off surf-board
    • Drowning and submersion due to fall off windsurfer

    Excludes1

    • drowning and submersion due to fall off burning unpowered watercraft (V90.28) V90.28
    • drowning and submersion due to fall off crushed unpowered watercraft (V90.38) V90.38
    • drowning and submersion due to fall off damaged unpowered watercraft (V90.88) V90.88
    • drowning and submersion due to rider of nonpowered watercraft being hit by other watercraft (V94.-) V94
    • other injury due to rider of nonpowered watercraft being hit by other watercraft (V94.-) V94
  11. V92.09
    Drowning and submersion due to fall off unspecified watercraft +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
    Inclusion terms 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Drowning and submersion due to fall off boat NOS
    • Drowning and submersion due to fall off ship
    • Drowning and submersion due to fall off watercraft NOS
  12. V92.1
    Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of watercraft
    Header
    Excludes1 3

    Excludes1

    • drowning and submersion due to fall off surf-board (V92.08) V92.08
    • drowning and submersion due to fall off water-skis (V92.07) V92.07
    • drowning and submersion due to fall off windsurfer (V92.08) V92.08
  13. V92.10
    Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of merchant ship +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
  14. V92.11
    Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of passenger ship +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of Ferry-boat
    • Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of Liner
  15. V92.12
    Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of fishing boat +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
  16. V92.13
    Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of other powered watercraft +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of Hovercraft
  17. V92.14
    Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of sailboat +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
  18. V92.15
    Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of canoe or kayak +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
  19. V92.16
    Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of (nonpowered) inflatable craft +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
  20. V92.19
    Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of unspecified watercraft +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
    Inclusion terms 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of boat NOS
    • Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of ship NOS
    • Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of watercraft NOS
  21. V92.2
    Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from watercraft
    Header
    Code first 1

    Code first

    • any associated cataclysm (X37.0-) X37.0
  22. V92.20
    Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from merchant ship +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
  23. V92.21
    Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from passenger ship +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from Ferry-boat
    • Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from Liner
  24. V92.22
    Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from fishing boat +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
  25. V92.23
    Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other powered watercraft +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from Hovercraft (on open water)
    • Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from Jet ski
  26. V92.24
    Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from sailboat +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
  27. V92.25
    Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from canoe or kayak +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
  28. V92.26
    Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from (nonpowered) inflatable craft +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
  29. V92.27
    Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from water-skis +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • drowning and submersion due to fall off water-skis (V92.07) V92.07
  30. V92.28
    Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other unpowered watercraft +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from surf-board
    • Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from windsurfer
  31. V92.29
    Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from unspecified watercraft +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt
    Inclusion terms 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from boat NOS
    • Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from ship NOS
    • Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from watercraft NOS

Sources of each column. Rows marked +7th need a 7th character: pick one to build the full code; its code card has its own flags.

Instructions

At V92

Excludes1

  • civilian water transport accident involving military watercraft (V94.81-) V94.81
  • drowning or submersion due to accident to watercraft (V90-V91) V90 V91
  • drowning or submersion of diver who voluntarily jumps from boat not involved in an accident (W16.711, W16.721) W16.711 W16.721
  • fall into water without watercraft (W16.-) W16
  • military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36, Y37) Y36 Y37

Notes that also apply

Instructions for the group V00-V99 (Notes 28, Excludes1 5, Excludes2 1, Use additional code 4): printed on the chapter 20 page.

Chapter 20 instructions (Notes 1): printed on the chapter 20 page.

7th characters

7th characters for V92 defined here

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V92

7th characters for V92
7thMeaning (NCHS)
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

A code that takes a 7th character is invalid without it; the placeholder X fills a code shorter than 6 characters (Official Guidelines I.A.5). How 7th characters work.

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