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FY2027

V90.16 — Drowning and submersion due to (nonpowered) inflatable craft sinking

Not billable

Is V90.16 billable?

No — V90.16 is a non-billable header code. V90.16 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 3 billable codes beneath V90.16.

V90.16 at a glance

CodeV90.16
DescriptionDrowning and submersion due to (nonpowered) inflatable craft sinking
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is V90.16 listed in the External Cause Index?

These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V90.16 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.

  • Drowning › due to › accident › watercraft › sinking › unpowered › inflatable (accidental)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V90

The conditions below can never be reported together with V90.16 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • civilian water transport accident involving military watercraft (V94.81-)
  • fall into water not from watercraft (W16.-)
  • military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36.0-, Y37.0-)
  • water-transport-related drowning or submersion without accident to watercraft (V92.-)

What codes fall under V90.16? (3)

How long has V90.16 existed?

V90.16 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.

What other codes are in the V90.1 family? (8)