V92.22 — Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from fishing boat
Is V92.22 billable?
No — V92.22 is a non-billable header code. V92.22 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 V92.22.
Billable codes under this header
V92.22 at a glance
| Code | V92.22 |
|---|---|
| Description | Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from fishing boat |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is V92.22 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V92.22 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Drowning › due to › fall overboard › resulting from › being washed overboard › powered craft › fishing boat (accidental)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V92
The conditions below can never be reported together with V92.22 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)
Code first — inherited from V92.2
The underlying condition below must be sequenced before V92.22. V92.22 describes a manifestation and cannot be the principal or first-listed diagnosis.
- any associated cataclysm (X37.0-)
What codes fall under V92.22? (3)
How long has V92.22 existed?
V92.22 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 V92.2 family? (9)
- V92.20Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from merchant shipnot billable
- V92.21Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from passenger shipnot billable
- V92.23Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other powered watercraftnot billable
- V92.24Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from sailboatnot billable
- V92.25Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from canoe or kayaknot billable
- V92.26Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from (nonpowered) inflatable craftnot billable
- V92.27Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from water-skisnot billable
- V92.28Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other unpowered watercraftnot billable
- V92.29Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from unspecified watercraftnot billable