ICD-10-CM › V00-Y99 › W00-W19 › W16.121 Fall into natural body of water... › W16.121S
Fall into natural body of water striking bottom causing drowning and submersion, sequela
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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.
- FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Fall into natural body of water striking bottom causing drowning and submersion, sequela
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 W16 Fall, jump or diving into water
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W16
Excludes1 - never coded here
- accidental non-watercraft drowning and submersion not involving fall (W65-W74)
- effects of air pressure from diving (W94.-)
- fall into water from watercraft (V90-V94)
- hitting an object or against bottom when falling from watercraft (V94.0)
Excludes2 - not included here
- striking or hitting diving board (W21.4)
Inherited from the W00-W19 section Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls (W00-W19)
Excludes1 - never coded here
- assault involving a fall (Y01-Y02)
- fall from animal (V80.-)
- fall (in) (from) machinery (in operation) (W28-W31)
- fall (in) (from) transport vehicle (V01-V99)
- intentional self-harm involving a fall (X80-X81)
Excludes2 - not included here
- at risk for fall (history of fall) Z91.81
- fall (in) (from) burning building (X00.-)
- fall into fire (X00-X04, X08)
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.
- Diving
- Immersion
- Submersion
- Hitting against
- Accident > diving
- Drowning > in > sea
- Drowning > in > lake
- Drowning > in > river
- Drowning > in > stream
- Fall, falling > into > lake
- Fall, falling > into > pond
- Broken > glass, contact with
- Fall, falling > into > ocean
- Fall, falling > into > river
- Fall, falling > into > stream
- Drowning > following > fall > into > quarry
- Drowning > following > fall > into > fountain
- Drowning > following > fall > into > reservoir
- Accident > diving > with > drowning or submersion
- Striking against > wall > falling into water > fountain
- Striking against > wall > falling into water > reservoir
- Striking against > object > with > drowning or submersion
- Accident > transport > occupant > watercraft NOS > causing drowning
- Drowning > in > natural water > following > fall > striking > bottom
- Drowning > following > fall > into > water NOS > natural > striking > bottom
- Striking against > bottom when > falling into water > natural body > causing drowning
- Fall, falling > into > water > in > natural body of water > striking > bottom > causing drowning
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| W16.121A | Fall into natural body of water striking bottom causing drowning and submersion, initial encounter | Valid |
| W16.121D | Fall into natural body of water striking bottom causing drowning and submersion, subsequent encounter | Valid |