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2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code V90

Drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft

ICD-10-CM Code:
V90
ICD-10 Code for:
Drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
Code Navigator:

V90 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity from the list below for a diagnosis of drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2026 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft

Non-specific codes like V90 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following billable codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft:

  • V90.0 for Drowning and submersion due to watercraft overturning

  • V90.00 for Drowning and submersion due to merchant ship overturning

  • V90.01 for Drowning and submersion due to passenger ship overturning

  • V90.02 for Drowning and submersion due to fishing boat overturning

  • V90.03 for Drowning and submersion due to other powered watercraft overturning

  • V90.04 for Drowning and submersion due to sailboat overturning

  • V90.05 for Drowning and submersion due to canoe or kayak overturning

  • V90.06 for Drowning and submersion due to (nonpowered) inflatable craft overturning

  • V90.08 for Drowning and submersion due to other unpowered watercraft overturning

  • V90.09 for Drowning and submersion due to unspecified watercraft overturning

  • V90.1 for Drowning and submersion due to watercraft sinking

  • V90.10 for Drowning and submersion due to merchant ship sinking

  • V90.11 for Drowning and submersion due to passenger ship sinking

  • V90.12 for Drowning and submersion due to fishing boat sinking

  • V90.13 for Drowning and submersion due to other powered watercraft sinking

  • V90.14 for Drowning and submersion due to sailboat sinking

  • V90.15 for Drowning and submersion due to canoe or kayak sinking

  • V90.16 for Drowning and submersion due to (nonpowered) inflatable craft sinking

  • V90.18 for Drowning and submersion due to other unpowered watercraft sinking

  • V90.19 for Drowning and submersion due to unspecified watercraft sinking

  • V90.2 for Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning watercraft

  • V90.20 for Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning merchant ship

  • V90.21 for Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning passenger ship

  • V90.22 for Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning fishing boat

  • V90.23 for Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from other burning powered watercraft

  • V90.24 for Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning sailboat

  • V90.25 for Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning canoe or kayak

  • V90.26 for Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning (nonpowered) inflatable craft

  • V90.27 for Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning water-skis

  • V90.28 for Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from other burning unpowered watercraft

  • V90.29 for Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from unspecified burning watercraft

  • V90.3 for Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed watercraft

  • V90.30 for Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed merchant ship

  • V90.31 for Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed passenger ship

  • V90.32 for Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed fishing boat

  • V90.33 for Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from other crushed powered watercraft

  • V90.34 for Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed sailboat

  • V90.35 for Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed canoe or kayak

  • V90.36 for Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed (nonpowered) inflatable craft

  • V90.37 for Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed water-skis

  • V90.38 for Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from other crushed unpowered watercraft

  • V90.39 for Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed unspecified watercraft

  • V90.8 for Drowning and submersion due to other accident to watercraft

  • V90.80 for Drowning and submersion due to other accident to merchant ship

  • V90.81 for Drowning and submersion due to other accident to passenger ship

  • V90.82 for Drowning and submersion due to other accident to fishing boat

  • V90.83 for Drowning and submersion due to other accident to other powered watercraft

  • V90.84 for Drowning and submersion due to other accident to sailboat

  • V90.85 for Drowning and submersion due to other accident to canoe or kayak

  • V90.86 for Drowning and submersion due to other accident to (nonpowered) inflatable craft

  • V90.87 for Drowning and submersion due to other accident to water-skis

  • V90.88 for Drowning and submersion due to other accident to other unpowered watercraft

  • V90.89 for Drowning and submersion due to other accident to unspecified watercraft

Code Classification

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality
    V01–Y99
    • Transport accidents
      V00-V99
      • Drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft
        V90

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.


Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • civilian water transport accident involving military watercraft V94.81
  • fall into water not from watercraft W16
  • military watercraft accident in military or war operations Y36.0 Y37.0
  • water-transport-related drowning or submersion without accident to watercraft V92

7th Character Note

7th Character Note
Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V90

7th Character

7th Character
Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.
  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela

Patient Education


Drowning

People drown when they get too much water in their lungs. You can drown in as little as an inch or two of water. Babies can drown in a sink or bathtub. Preschoolers are most likely to drown in a swimming pool. People who have seizure disorders are also at risk in the water. Drowning can happen quickly and silently.

Drowning precautions should include:

  • Fences around pools
  • Supervising children near any body of water, including tubs
  • Not swimming or boating when under the influence of alcohol or sedatives
  • Wearing life jackets when boating
  • Learning CPR

[Learn More in MedlinePlus]

Code History

  • FY 2026 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2025 through 9/30/2026
  • FY 2025 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2024 through 9/30/2025
  • 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.