V92.29 Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from unspecified watercraft

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applicable to

• Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from boat NOS
• Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from ship NOS
• Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from watercraft NOS

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 V92.29

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 V92.29

• Drowning (accidental) › due to › fall overboard (from) › resulting from › being washed overboard (from)

Nearby codes

• V92.27XS Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from water-skis, sequela
• V92.28 Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other unpowered watercraft
• V92.28XA Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other unpowered watercraft, initial encounter
• V92.28XD Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other unpowered watercraft, subsequent encounter
• V92.28XS Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other unpowered watercraft, sequela
• V92.29 Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from unspecified watercraft (this code)
• V92.29XA Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from unspecified watercraft, initial encounter
• V92.29XD Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from unspecified watercraft, subsequent encounter
• V92.29XS Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from unspecified watercraft, sequela