V93.5 — Explosion on board watercraft

Not billable

Is V93.5 billable?

No — V93.5 is a non-billable header code. V93.5 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 18 billable codes beneath V93.5.

Billable codes under this header

V93.5 at a glance

Code	V93.5
Description	Explosion on board watercraft
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes2 — not included here

The conditions below are not part of V93.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, V93.5 and the excluded code may both be reported.

fire on board watercraft (V93.0-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to V93.5.

Boiler explosion on steamship

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V93

The conditions below can never be reported together with V93.5 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-)
other injury due to accident to watercraft (V91.-)
military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36, Y37.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from V93

The conditions below are not part of V93.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, V93.5 and the excluded code may both be reported.

drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft (V92.-)

What codes fall under V93.5? (6)

How long has V93.5 existed?

V93.5 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.