V91.20 Fall due to collision between merchant ship and other watercraft or other object

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applies from V91 Other injury due to accident to watercraft

Includes

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

Excludes1 (never code together)

• 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.-)

7th character note

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

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Applies from V91.2 Fall due to collision between watercraft and other watercraft or other object

Applicable to

• Fall while remaining on watercraft after collision

Excludes1 (never code together)

• crushed between watercraft and other watercraft and other object due to collision (V91.1-)
• drowning and submersion due to falling from crushed watercraft (V90.3-)

Notes

• select the specified type of watercraft that the victim was on at the time of the collision

Code annotations containing back-references to V91.20

Back-references to V91.2

• Type 1 Excludes: V93.3 Fall on board watercraft ("fall due to collision of watercraft (V91.2-)")

Back-references to V91

• Type 1 Excludes: V92 Drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft ("drowning or submersion due to accident to watercraft (V90-V91)")
• Type 1 Excludes: V93 Other injury due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft ("other injury due to accident to watercraft (V91.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: W16 Fall, jump or diving into water ("fall into water from watercraft (V90-V94)")
• Type 1 Excludes: W16.7 Jumping or diving from boat ("Fall from boat into water -see watercraft accident (V90-V94)")

Diagnosis Index entries for V91.20

• Accident (to) › watercraft › causing › injury NEC › fall on board › powered craft › merchant ship
• Fall, falling (accidental) › in, on › watercraft › due to › accident to craft › powered craft › merchant ship

Nearby codes

• V91.19 Crushed between unspecified watercraft and other watercraft or other object due to collision
• V91.19XA Crushed between unspecified watercraft and other watercraft or other object due to collision, initial encounter
• V91.19XD Crushed between unspecified watercraft and other watercraft or other object due to collision, subsequent encounter
• V91.19XS Crushed between unspecified watercraft and other watercraft or other object due to collision, sequela
• V91.2 Fall due to collision between watercraft and other watercraft or other object
• V91.20 Fall due to collision between merchant ship and other watercraft or other object (this code)
• V91.20XA Fall due to collision between merchant ship and other watercraft or other object, initial encounter
• V91.20XD Fall due to collision between merchant ship and other watercraft or other object, subsequent encounter
• V91.20XS Fall due to collision between merchant ship and other watercraft or other object, sequela
• V91.21 Fall due to collision between passenger ship and other watercraft or other object
• V91.21XA Fall due to collision between passenger ship and other watercraft or other object, initial encounter