V93.40 Struck by falling object on merchant ship

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applies from V93 Other injury due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft

Excludes1 (never code together)

• civilian water transport accident involving military watercraft (V94.81-)
• other injury due to accident to watercraft (V91.-)
• military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36, Y37.-)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft (V92.-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V93

7th character required

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

Applies from V93.4 Struck by falling object on board watercraft

Applicable to

• Hit by falling object on board watercraft

Excludes1 (never code together)

• struck by falling object due to accident to watercraft (V91.3)

Code annotations containing back-references to V93.40

Back-references to V93.4

• Type 1 Excludes: V93.6 Machinery accident on board watercraft ("machinery explosion on board watercraft (V93.4-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: W35 Explosion and rupture of boiler ("explosion and rupture of boiler on watercraft (V93.4)")

Back-references to V93

• Type 1 Excludes: V91.0 Burn due to watercraft on fire ("burn from localized fire or explosion on board ship without accident to watercraft (V93.-)")
• 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 V93.40

• Struck (accidentally) by › object › falling › from, in, on › watercraft › powered craft › merchant ship

Nearby codes

• V93.39 Fall on board unspecified watercraft
• V93.39XA Fall on board unspecified watercraft, initial encounter
• V93.39XD Fall on board unspecified watercraft, subsequent encounter
• V93.39XS Fall on board unspecified watercraft, sequela
• V93.4 Struck by falling object on board watercraft
• V93.40 Struck by falling object on merchant ship (this code)
• V93.40XA Struck by falling object on merchant ship, initial encounter
• V93.40XD Struck by falling object on merchant ship, subsequent encounter
• V93.40XS Struck by falling object on merchant ship, sequela
• V93.41 Struck by falling object on passenger ship
• V93.41XA Struck by falling object on passenger ship, initial encounter