V90.20 — Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning merchant ship
Is V90.20 billable?
No — V90.20 is a non-billable header code. V90.20 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 V90.20.
Billable codes under this header
- 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
V90.20 at a glance
| Code | V90.20 |
|---|---|
| Description | Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning merchant ship |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is V90.20 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V90.20 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Drowning › due to › accident › watercraft › burning › powered › merchant ship (accidental)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V90
The conditions below can never be reported together with V90.20 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 V90.20? (3)
- 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
How long has V90.20 existed?
V90.20 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 V90.2 family? (9)
- V90.21Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning passenger shipnot billable
- V90.22Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning fishing boatnot billable
- V90.23Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from other burning powered watercraftnot billable
- V90.24Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning sailboatnot billable
- V90.25Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning canoe or kayaknot billable
- V90.26Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning (nonpowered) inflatable craftnot billable
- V90.27Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning water-skisnot billable
- V90.28Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from other burning unpowered watercraftnot billable
- V90.29Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from unspecified burning watercraftnot billable