W16 — Fall, jump or diving into water
Not billable
Is W16 billable?
No — W16 is a non-billable header code. W16 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 60 billable codes beneath W16.
Billable codes under this header
- W16.41XAFall into unspecified water causing drowning and submersion, initial encounter
- W16.41XDFall into unspecified water causing drowning and submersion, subsequent encounter
- W16.41XSFall into unspecified water causing drowning and submersion, sequela
- W16.42XAFall into unspecified water causing other injury, initial encounter
- W16.42XDFall into unspecified water causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- W16.42XSFall into unspecified water causing other injury, sequela
- W16.91XAJumping or diving into unspecified water causing drowning and submersion, initial encounter
- W16.91XDJumping or diving into unspecified water causing drowning and submersion, subsequent encounter
- W16.91XSJumping or diving into unspecified water causing drowning and submersion, sequela
- W16.92XAJumping or diving into unspecified water causing other injury, initial encounter
- W16.92XDJumping or diving into unspecified water causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- W16.92XSJumping or diving into unspecified water causing other injury, sequela
- W16.011AFall into swimming pool striking water surface causing drowning and submersion, initial encounter
- W16.011DFall into swimming pool striking water surface causing drowning and submersion, subsequent encounter
- W16.011SFall into swimming pool striking water surface causing drowning and submersion, sequela
- W16.012AFall into swimming pool striking water surface causing other injury, initial encounter
- W16.012DFall into swimming pool striking water surface causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- W16.012SFall into swimming pool striking water surface causing other injury, sequela
- W16.021AFall into swimming pool striking bottom causing drowning and submersion, initial encounter
- W16.021DFall into swimming pool striking bottom causing drowning and submersion, subsequent encounter
- W16.021SFall into swimming pool striking bottom causing drowning and submersion, sequela
- W16.022AFall into swimming pool striking bottom causing other injury, initial encounter
- W16.022DFall into swimming pool striking bottom causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- W16.022SFall into swimming pool striking bottom causing other injury, sequela
- W16.031AFall into swimming pool striking wall causing drowning and submersion, initial encounter
- W16.031DFall into swimming pool striking wall causing drowning and submersion, subsequent encounter
- W16.031SFall into swimming pool striking wall causing drowning and submersion, sequela
- W16.032AFall into swimming pool striking wall causing other injury, initial encounter
- W16.032DFall into swimming pool striking wall causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- W16.032SFall into swimming pool striking wall causing other injury, sequela
- W16.111AFall into natural body of water striking water surface causing drowning and submersion, initial encounter
- W16.111DFall into natural body of water striking water surface causing drowning and submersion, subsequent encounter
- W16.111SFall into natural body of water striking water surface causing drowning and submersion, sequela
- W16.112AFall into natural body of water striking water surface causing other injury, initial encounter
- W16.112DFall into natural body of water striking water surface causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- W16.112SFall into natural body of water striking water surface causing other injury, sequela
- W16.121AFall into natural body of water striking bottom causing drowning and submersion, initial encounter
- W16.121DFall into natural body of water striking bottom causing drowning and submersion, subsequent encounter
- W16.121SFall into natural body of water striking bottom causing drowning and submersion, sequela
- W16.122AFall into natural body of water striking bottom causing other injury, initial encounter
- W16.122DFall into natural body of water striking bottom causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- W16.122SFall into natural body of water striking bottom causing other injury, sequela
- W16.131AFall into natural body of water striking side causing drowning and submersion, initial encounter
- W16.131DFall into natural body of water striking side causing drowning and submersion, subsequent encounter
- W16.131SFall into natural body of water striking side causing drowning and submersion, sequela
- W16.132AFall into natural body of water striking side causing other injury, initial encounter
- W16.132DFall into natural body of water striking side causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- W16.132SFall into natural body of water striking side causing other injury, sequela
- W16.211AFall in (into) filled bathtub causing drowning and submersion, initial encounter
- W16.211DFall in (into) filled bathtub causing drowning and submersion, subsequent encounter
- W16.211SFall in (into) filled bathtub causing drowning and submersion, sequela
- W16.212AFall in (into) filled bathtub causing other injury, initial encounter
- W16.212DFall in (into) filled bathtub causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- W16.212SFall in (into) filled bathtub causing other injury, sequela
- W16.221AFall in (into) bucket of water causing drowning and submersion, initial encounter
- W16.221DFall in (into) bucket of water causing drowning and submersion, subsequent encounter
- W16.221SFall in (into) bucket of water causing drowning and submersion, sequela
- W16.222AFall in (into) bucket of water causing other injury, initial encounter
- W16.222DFall in (into) bucket of water causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- W16.222SFall in (into) bucket of water causing other injury, sequela
W16 at a glance
| Code | W16 |
|---|---|
| Description | Fall, jump or diving into water |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with W16 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
The conditions below are not part of W16, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, W16 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- striking or hitting diving board (W21.4)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from W00-W19
The conditions below can never be reported together with W16 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 W00-W19
The conditions below are not part of W16, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, W16 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under W16? (10)
- W16.0Fall into swimming poolnot billable
- W16.1Fall into natural body of waternot billable
- W16.2Fall in (into) filled bathtub or bucket of waternot billable
- W16.3Fall into other waternot billable
- W16.4Fall into unspecified waternot billable
- W16.5Jumping or diving into swimming poolnot billable
- W16.6Jumping or diving into natural body of waternot billable
- W16.7Jumping or diving from boatnot billable
- W16.8Jumping or diving into other waternot billable
- W16.9Jumping or diving into unspecified waternot billable
How long has W16 existed?
W16 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.