V91.31 — Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to passenger ship
Is V91.31 billable?
No — V91.31 is a non-billable header code. V91.31 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 V91.31.
Billable codes under this header
V91.31 at a glance
| Code | V91.31 |
|---|---|
| Description | Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to passenger ship |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is V91.31 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V91.31 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Accident › watercraft › causing › injury NEC › hit by falling object › powered craft › ferry boat (to)
- Accident › watercraft › causing › injury NEC › hit by falling object › powered craft › liner (to)
- Accident › watercraft › causing › injury NEC › hit by falling object › powered craft › passenger ship (to)
- Struckby › object › falling › from, in, on › watercraft › due to › accident to craft › powered craft › ferry boat (accidentally)
- Struckby › object › falling › from, in, on › watercraft › due to › accident to craft › powered craft › liner (accidentally)
- Struckby › object › falling › from, in, on › watercraft › due to › accident to craft › powered craft › passenger ship (accidentally)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to V91.31.
- Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to Ferry-boat
- Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to Liner
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V91
The conditions below can never be reported together with V91.31 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from V91
The conditions below are not part of V91.31, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, V91.31 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft (V90.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from V91.3
The conditions below are not part of V91.31, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, V91.31 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under V91.31? (3)
How long has V91.31 existed?
V91.31 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 V91.3 family? (9)
- V91.30Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to merchant shipnot billable
- V91.32Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to fishing boatnot billable
- V91.33Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to other powered watercraftnot billable
- V91.34Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to sailboatnot billable
- V91.35Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to canoe or kayaknot billable
- V91.36Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to (nonpowered) inflatable craftnot billable
- V91.37Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to water-skisnot billable
- V91.38Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to other unpowered watercraftnot billable
- V91.39Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to unspecified watercraftnot billable