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FY2027

V92.08 — Drowning and submersion due to fall off other unpowered watercraft

Not billable

Is V92.08 billable?

No — V92.08 is a non-billable header code. V92.08 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 V92.08.

V92.08 at a glance

CodeV92.08
DescriptionDrowning and submersion due to fall off other unpowered watercraft
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is V92.08 listed in the External Cause Index?

These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V92.08 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.

  • Drowning › due to › fall overboard › unpowered craft (accidental)
  • Drowning › due to › fall overboard › unpowered craft › surf-board (accidental)
  • Drowning › due to › fall overboard › unpowered craft › windsurfer (accidental)

Excludes1 — never code together

The conditions below can never be reported together with V92.08 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • drowning and submersion due to fall off burning unpowered watercraft (V90.28)
  • drowning and submersion due to fall off crushed unpowered watercraft (V90.38)
  • drowning and submersion due to fall off damaged unpowered watercraft (V90.88)
  • drowning and submersion due to rider of nonpowered watercraft being hit by other watercraft (V94.-)
  • other injury due to rider of nonpowered watercraft being hit by other watercraft (V94.-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to V92.08.

  • Drowning and submersion due to fall off surf-board
  • Drowning and submersion due to fall off windsurfer

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V92

The conditions below can never be reported together with V92.08 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-)
  • drowning or submersion due to accident to watercraft (V90-V91)
  • drowning or submersion of diver who voluntarily jumps from boat not involved in an accident (W16.711, W16.721)
  • fall into water without watercraft (W16.-)
  • military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36, Y37)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from V92.0

The conditions below are not part of V92.08, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, V92.08 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • hitting head on object or bottom of body of water due to fall from watercraft (V94.0-)

What codes fall under V92.08? (3)

How long has V92.08 existed?

V92.08 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 V92.0 family? (9)