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Category · FY2027

W67 Accidental drowning and submersion while in swimming-pool

  • Header · not billable
  • Codes take a 7th character

W67 is not billable. The category heads 3 billable codes in FY2027. 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. W65-W74 Accidental non-transport drowning and submersion (W65-W74)
  3. W67 Accidental drowning and submersion while in swimming-pool
Billable codes
3
Subdivisions
0
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
0

Codes in W67

  1. W67.XXXA
    Accidental drowning and submersion while in swimming-pool, initial encounter
    Billable
  2. W67.XXXD
    Accidental drowning and submersion while in swimming-pool, subsequent encounter
    BillableExempt
  3. W67.XXXS
    Accidental drowning and submersion while in swimming-pool, sequela
    BillableExempt

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 W67

Excludes1

  • accidental drowning and submersion due to fall into swimming pool (W16.011, W16.021, W16.031) W16.011 W16.021 W16.031
  • accidental drowning and submersion due to striking into wall of swimming pool (W22.041) W22.041

Notes that also apply

Block W65-W74 instructions (Excludes1 2, Excludes2 1): printed on the block page.

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

7th characters

7th characters for W67 defined here

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code W67

7th characters for W67
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.

Hierarchy