W16.5 — Jumping or diving into swimming pool
Is W16.5 billable?
No — W16.5 is a non-billable header code. W16.5 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 W16.5.
Billable codes under this header
- W16.511AJumping or diving into swimming pool striking water surface causing drowning and submersion, initial encounter
- W16.511DJumping or diving into swimming pool striking water surface causing drowning and submersion, subsequent encounter
- W16.511SJumping or diving into swimming pool striking water surface causing drowning and submersion, sequela
- W16.512AJumping or diving into swimming pool striking water surface causing other injury, initial encounter
- W16.512DJumping or diving into swimming pool striking water surface causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- W16.512SJumping or diving into swimming pool striking water surface causing other injury, sequela
- W16.521AJumping or diving into swimming pool striking bottom causing drowning and submersion, initial encounter
- W16.521DJumping or diving into swimming pool striking bottom causing drowning and submersion, subsequent encounter
- W16.521SJumping or diving into swimming pool striking bottom causing drowning and submersion, sequela
- W16.522AJumping or diving into swimming pool striking bottom causing other injury, initial encounter
- W16.522DJumping or diving into swimming pool striking bottom causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- W16.522SJumping or diving into swimming pool striking bottom causing other injury, sequela
- W16.531AJumping or diving into swimming pool striking wall causing drowning and submersion, initial encounter
- W16.531DJumping or diving into swimming pool striking wall causing drowning and submersion, subsequent encounter
- W16.531SJumping or diving into swimming pool striking wall causing drowning and submersion, sequela
- W16.532AJumping or diving into swimming pool striking wall causing other injury, initial encounter
- W16.532DJumping or diving into swimming pool striking wall causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- W16.532SJumping or diving into swimming pool striking wall causing other injury, sequela
W16.5 at a glance
| Code | W16.5 |
|---|---|
| Description | Jumping or diving into swimming pool |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from W00-W19
The conditions below can never be reported together with W16.5 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from W16
The conditions below can never be reported together with W16.5 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from W00-W19
The conditions below are not part of W16.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, W16.5 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from W16
The conditions below are not part of W16.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, W16.5 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- striking or hitting diving board (W21.4)
What codes fall under W16.5? (3)
How long has W16.5 existed?
W16.5 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.
What other codes are in the W16 family? (9)
- 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
- W16.6Jumping 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