Struck by falling object on board watercraft

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 7 more specific codes instead:

V93.40 Struck by falling object on merchant ship (also a header)
V93.41 Struck by falling object on passenger ship (also a header)
V93.42 Struck by falling object on fishing boat (also a header)
V93.43 Struck by falling object on other powered watercraft (also a header)
V93.44 Struck by falling object on sailboat (also a header)
V93.48 Struck by falling object on other unpowered watercraft (also a header)
V93.49 Struck by falling object on unspecified watercraft (also a header)

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

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 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.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Struck by falling object on board watercraft

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 V93 Other injury due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V93

Excludes1 - never coded here

civilian water transport accident involving military watercraft (V94.81-)
other injury due to accident to watercraft (V91.-)
military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36, Y37.-)

Excludes2 - not included here

drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft (V92.-)

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
V93.0	Burn due to localized fire on board watercraft	Not billable
V93.1	Other burn on board watercraft	Not billable
V93.2	Heat exposure on board watercraft	Not billable
V93.3	Fall on board watercraft	Not billable
V93.5	Explosion on board watercraft	Not billable
V93.6	Machinery accident on board watercraft	Not billable
V93.8	Other injury due to other accident on board watercraft	Not billable