V90 — Drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft
Not billable
Is V90 billable?
No — V90 is a non-billable header code. V90 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 60 billable codes beneath V90.
Billable codes under this header
- V90.00XADrowning and submersion due to merchant ship overturning, initial encounter
- V90.00XDDrowning and submersion due to merchant ship overturning, subsequent encounter
- V90.00XSDrowning and submersion due to merchant ship overturning, sequela
- V90.01XADrowning and submersion due to passenger ship overturning, initial encounter
- V90.01XDDrowning and submersion due to passenger ship overturning, subsequent encounter
- V90.01XSDrowning and submersion due to passenger ship overturning, sequela
- V90.02XADrowning and submersion due to fishing boat overturning, initial encounter
- V90.02XDDrowning and submersion due to fishing boat overturning, subsequent encounter
- V90.02XSDrowning and submersion due to fishing boat overturning, sequela
- V90.03XADrowning and submersion due to other powered watercraft overturning, initial encounter
- V90.03XDDrowning and submersion due to other powered watercraft overturning, subsequent encounter
- V90.03XSDrowning and submersion due to other powered watercraft overturning, sequela
- V90.04XADrowning and submersion due to sailboat overturning, initial encounter
- V90.04XDDrowning and submersion due to sailboat overturning, subsequent encounter
- V90.04XSDrowning and submersion due to sailboat overturning, sequela
- V90.05XADrowning and submersion due to canoe or kayak overturning, initial encounter
- V90.05XDDrowning and submersion due to canoe or kayak overturning, subsequent encounter
- V90.05XSDrowning and submersion due to canoe or kayak overturning, sequela
- V90.06XADrowning and submersion due to (nonpowered) inflatable craft overturning, initial encounter
- V90.06XDDrowning and submersion due to (nonpowered) inflatable craft overturning, subsequent encounter
- V90.06XSDrowning and submersion due to (nonpowered) inflatable craft overturning, sequela
- V90.08XADrowning and submersion due to other unpowered watercraft overturning, initial encounter
- V90.08XDDrowning and submersion due to other unpowered watercraft overturning, subsequent encounter
- V90.08XSDrowning and submersion due to other unpowered watercraft overturning, sequela
- V90.09XADrowning and submersion due to unspecified watercraft overturning, initial encounter
- V90.09XDDrowning and submersion due to unspecified watercraft overturning, subsequent encounter
- V90.09XSDrowning and submersion due to unspecified watercraft overturning, sequela
- V90.10XADrowning and submersion due to merchant ship sinking, initial encounter
- V90.10XDDrowning and submersion due to merchant ship sinking, subsequent encounter
- V90.10XSDrowning and submersion due to merchant ship sinking, sequela
- V90.11XADrowning and submersion due to passenger ship sinking, initial encounter
- V90.11XDDrowning and submersion due to passenger ship sinking, subsequent encounter
- V90.11XSDrowning and submersion due to passenger ship sinking, sequela
- V90.12XADrowning and submersion due to fishing boat sinking, initial encounter
- V90.12XDDrowning and submersion due to fishing boat sinking, subsequent encounter
- V90.12XSDrowning and submersion due to fishing boat sinking, sequela
- V90.13XADrowning and submersion due to other powered watercraft sinking, initial encounter
- V90.13XDDrowning and submersion due to other powered watercraft sinking, subsequent encounter
- V90.13XSDrowning and submersion due to other powered watercraft sinking, sequela
- V90.14XADrowning and submersion due to sailboat sinking, initial encounter
- V90.14XDDrowning and submersion due to sailboat sinking, subsequent encounter
- V90.14XSDrowning and submersion due to sailboat sinking, sequela
- V90.15XADrowning and submersion due to canoe or kayak sinking, initial encounter
- V90.15XDDrowning and submersion due to canoe or kayak sinking, subsequent encounter
- V90.15XSDrowning and submersion due to canoe or kayak sinking, sequela
- V90.16XADrowning and submersion due to (nonpowered) inflatable craft sinking, initial encounter
- V90.16XDDrowning and submersion due to (nonpowered) inflatable craft sinking, subsequent encounter
- V90.16XSDrowning and submersion due to (nonpowered) inflatable craft sinking, sequela
- V90.18XADrowning and submersion due to other unpowered watercraft sinking, initial encounter
- V90.18XDDrowning and submersion due to other unpowered watercraft sinking, subsequent encounter
- V90.18XSDrowning and submersion due to other unpowered watercraft sinking, sequela
- V90.19XADrowning and submersion due to unspecified watercraft sinking, initial encounter
- V90.19XDDrowning and submersion due to unspecified watercraft sinking, subsequent encounter
- V90.19XSDrowning and submersion due to unspecified watercraft sinking, sequela
- V90.20XADrowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning merchant ship, initial encounter
- V90.20XDDrowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning merchant ship, subsequent encounter
- V90.20XSDrowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning merchant ship, sequela
- V90.21XADrowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning passenger ship, initial encounter
- V90.21XDDrowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning passenger ship, subsequent encounter
- V90.21XSDrowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning passenger ship, sequela
V90 at a glance
| Code | V90 |
|---|---|
| Description | Drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with V90 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
What codes fall under V90? (5)
- V90.0Drowning and submersion due to watercraft overturningnot billable
- V90.1Drowning and submersion due to watercraft sinkingnot billable
- V90.2Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning watercraftnot billable
- V90.3Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed watercraftnot billable
- V90.8Drowning and submersion due to other accident to watercraftnot billable
How long has V90 existed?
V90 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.