Category · FY2027
W69 Accidental drowning and submersion while in natural water
- Header · not billable
- Codes take a 7th character
W69 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
- Chapter 20 External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
- W65-W74 Accidental non-transport drowning and submersion (W65-W74)
- W69 Accidental drowning and submersion while in natural water
- Billable codes
- 3
- Subdivisions
- 0
- CC / MCC codes
- 0 / 0
- HCC V28 codes
- 0
- New FY2027
- 0
- Index entries
- 0
Codes in W69
- W69.XXXAAccidental drowning and submersion while in natural water, initial encounterBillableExempt
- W69.XXXDAccidental drowning and submersion while in natural water, subsequent encounterBillableExempt
- W69.XXXSAccidental drowning and submersion while in natural water, sequelaBillableExempt
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 W69
Inclusion terms
- 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
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 W69 defined here
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code W69
| 7th | Meaning (NCHS) |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
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.