V91.30 Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to merchant ship

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 V91.3 Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to watercraft

Applicable to

• Hit or struck by falling object (part of damaged watercraft or other object) after falling or jumping from damaged watercraft

Excludes2 (not included here)

• drowning or submersion due to fall or jumping from damaged watercraft (V90.2-, V90.3-)

Code annotations containing back-references to V91.30

Back-references to V91.3

• Type 1 Excludes: V93.4 Struck by falling object on board watercraft ("struck by falling object due to accident to watercraft (V91.3)")

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 V91.30

• Accident (to) › watercraft › causing › injury NEC › hit by falling object › powered craft › merchant ship
• Struck (accidentally) by › object › falling › from, in, on › watercraft › due to › accident to craft › powered craft › merchant ship

Nearby codes

• V91.29 Fall due to collision between unspecified watercraft and other watercraft or other object
• V91.29XA Fall due to collision between unspecified watercraft and other watercraft or other object, initial encounter
• V91.29XD Fall due to collision between unspecified watercraft and other watercraft or other object, subsequent encounter
• V91.29XS Fall due to collision between unspecified watercraft and other watercraft or other object, sequela
• V91.3 Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to watercraft
• V91.30 Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to merchant ship (this code)
• V91.30XA Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to merchant ship, initial encounter
• V91.30XD Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to merchant ship, subsequent encounter
• V91.30XS Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to merchant ship, sequela
• V91.31 Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to passenger ship
• V91.31XA Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to passenger ship, initial encounter