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ICD-10-CM Code V94.0
Hitting object or bottom of body of water due to fall from watercraft

NON-BILLABLE
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
7th Character Required
7th Character Required
Code requires 7th Character Extension identifier. This 7th Character usually captures Episode of Care information, such as "Initial Encounter," "Subsquent Encounter," or "Sequela."
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code V94.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'hitting obj/botm of body of water due to fall from wtrcrft' in more detail. The 7th characters that can be added, and the resulting billable codes, are as follows:


7th Digit Billable Code 7th Digit Specifies
A V94.0XXA initial encounter
D V94.0XXD subsequent encounter
S V94.0XXS sequela

What is 7th Character Extension?

For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More Info

Coding Notes for V94.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here."
Drowning and submersion due to fall from watercraft - instead, use code V92.0-

ICD-10-CM External Cause Index References for 'V94.0 - Hitting object or bottom of body of water due to fall from watercraft'

The ICD-10-CM External Cause Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code V94.0. Click on any term below to browse the external cause index.


Parent Code: V94 - Other and unspecified water transport accidents

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