2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y93.16

Activity, rowing, canoeing, kayaking, rafting and tubing

ICD-10-CM Code:
Y93.16
ICD-10 Code for:
Activity, rowing, canoeing, kayaking, rafting and tubing
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality
    (V01–Y99)
    • Supplementary factors related to causes of morbidity classified elsewhere
      (Y90-Y99)
      • Activity codes
        (Y93)

Y93.16 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of activity, rowing, canoeing, kayaking, rafting and tubing. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024. The code is exempt from present on admission (POA) reporting for inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals.

Clinical Classification

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Activity, canoeing, kayaking, rafting and tubing in calm and turbulent water

Index of External Cause of Injuries

References found for this diagnosis code in the External Cause of Injuries Index:

    • Activity(involving) (of victim at time of event)
      • canoeing (in calm and turbulent water)
    • Activity(involving) (of victim at time of event)
      • kayaking (in calm and turbulent water)
    • Activity(involving) (of victim at time of event)
      • rafting (in calm and turbulent water)
    • Activity(involving) (of victim at time of event)
      • rowing (in calm and turbulent water)
    • Activity(involving) (of victim at time of event)
      • tubing (in calm and turbulent water)

Present on Admission (POA)

Y93.16 is exempt from POA reporting - The Present on Admission (POA) indicator is used for diagnosis codes included in claims involving inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals. POA indicators must be reported to CMS on each claim to facilitate the grouping of diagnoses codes into the proper Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG). CMS publishes a listing of specific diagnosis codes that are exempt from the POA reporting requirement. Review other POA exempt codes here.

CMS POA Indicator Options and Definitions

POA IndicatorReason for CodeCMS will pay the CC/MCC DRG?
YDiagnosis was present at time of inpatient admission.YES
NDiagnosis was not present at time of inpatient admission.NO
UDocumentation insufficient to determine if the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.NO
WClinically undetermined - unable to clinically determine whether the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.YES
1Unreported/Not used - Exempt from POA reporting. NO

Convert Y93.16 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: E002.5 - Row,canoe,kayk,raft,tube

Patient Education


Water Safety (Recreational)

Playing in the water - whether swimming, boating or diving - can be fun. It can also be dangerous, especially for children. Being safe can help prevent injuries and drowning. To stay safe in the water:

  • Avoid alcohol when swimming or boating
  • Wear a life jacket whenever you're in a boat
  • Don't swim alone, or in bad weather
  • Learn CPR
  • Learn to swim and teach your children to swim
  • Supervise your children when they are in the water
  • Prevent sunburns - use plenty of sunscreen

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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.