V92.20 Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from merchant ship

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applies from V92 Drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft

Excludes1 (never code together)

• civilian water transport accident involving military watercraft (V94.81-)
• drowning or submersion due to accident to watercraft (V90-V91)
• drowning or submersion of diver who voluntarily jumps from boat not involved in an accident (W16.711, W16.721)
• fall into water without watercraft (W16.-)
• military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36, Y37)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V92

7th character required

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

Applies from V92.2 Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from watercraft

Code first

• any associated cataclysm (X37.0-)

Code annotations containing back-references to V92.20

Back-references to V92

• Type 1 Excludes: V90 Drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft ("water-transport-related drowning or submersion without accident to watercraft (V92.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: V93 Other injury due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft ("drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft (V92.-)")
• 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 V92.20

• Drowning (accidental) › due to › fall overboard (from) › resulting from › being washed overboard (from) › powered craft › merchant ship

Nearby codes

• V92.19 Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of unspecified watercraft
• V92.19XA Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of unspecified watercraft, initial encounter
• V92.19XD Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of unspecified watercraft, subsequent encounter
• V92.19XS Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of unspecified watercraft, sequela
• V92.2 Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from watercraft
• V92.20 Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from merchant ship (this code)
• V92.20XA Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from merchant ship, initial encounter
• V92.20XD Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from merchant ship, subsequent encounter
• V92.20XS Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from merchant ship, sequela
• V92.21 Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from passenger ship
• V92.21XA Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from passenger ship, initial encounter