W74 — Unspecified cause of accidental drowning and submersion
Is W74 billable?
No — W74 is a non-billable header code. W74 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 W74.
W74 at a glance
| Code | W74 |
|---|---|
| Description | Unspecified cause of accidental drowning and submersion |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is W74 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to W74 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Drowning (accidental)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to W74.
- Drowning NOS
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from W65-W74
The conditions below can never be reported together with W74 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 W65-W74
The conditions below are not part of W74, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, W74 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- accidental drowning and submersion due to cataclysm (X34-X39)
What codes fall under W74? (3)
How long has W74 existed?
W74 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.