V90.38 — Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from other crushed unpowered watercraft
Is V90.38 billable?
No — V90.38 is a non-billable header code. V90.38 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 V90.38.
Billable codes under this header
- V90.38XADrowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from other crushed unpowered watercraft, initial encounter
- V90.38XDDrowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from other crushed unpowered watercraft, subsequent encounter
- V90.38XSDrowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from other crushed unpowered watercraft, sequela
V90.38 at a glance
| Code | V90.38 |
|---|---|
| Description | Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from other crushed unpowered watercraft |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is V90.38 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V90.38 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Drowning › due to › accident › watercraft › crushed › unpowered (accidental)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to V90.38.
- Drowning and submersion due to falling and jumping from crushed surf-board
- Drowning and submersion due to falling and jumping from crushed windsurfer
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V90
The conditions below can never be reported together with V90.38 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 V90.38? (3)
- V90.38XADrowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from other crushed unpowered watercraft, initial encounter
- V90.38XDDrowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from other crushed unpowered watercraft, subsequent encounter
- V90.38XSDrowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from other crushed unpowered watercraft, sequela
How long has V90.38 existed?
V90.38 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 V90.3 family? (9)
- V90.30Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed merchant shipnot billable
- V90.31Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed passenger shipnot billable
- V90.32Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed fishing boatnot billable
- V90.33Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from other crushed powered watercraftnot billable
- V90.34Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed sailboatnot billable
- V90.35Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed canoe or kayaknot billable
- V90.36Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed (nonpowered) inflatable craftnot billable
- V90.37Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed water-skisnot billable
- V90.39Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed unspecified watercraftnot billable