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V91.10

Crushed between merchant ship and other watercraft or other object due to collision

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

  • V91.10XA Crushed between merchant ship and other watercraft or other object due to collision, initial encounter
  • V91.10XD Crushed between merchant ship and other watercraft or other object due to collision, subsequent encounter
  • V91.10XS Crushed between merchant ship and other watercraft or other object due to collision, sequela

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Crushed between merchant ship and other watercraft or other object due to collision

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from V91 Other injury due to accident to watercraft

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V91

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • civilian water transport accident involving military watercraft (V94.81-)
  • military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36, Y37.-)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft (V90.-)

Includes

  • any injury except drowning and submersion as a result of an accident to watercraft

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
V91.11 Crushed between passenger ship and other watercraft or other object due to collision Not billable
V91.12 Crushed between fishing boat and other watercraft or other object due to collision Not billable
V91.13 Crushed between other powered watercraft and other watercraft or other object due to collision Not billable
V91.14 Crushed between sailboat and other watercraft or other object due to collision Not billable
V91.15 Crushed between canoe or kayak and other watercraft or other object due to collision Not billable
V91.16 Crushed between (nonpowered) inflatable craft and other watercraft or other object due to collision Not billable
V91.18 Crushed between other unpowered watercraft and other watercraft or other object due to collision Not billable
V91.19 Crushed between unspecified watercraft and other watercraft or other object due to collision Not billable