V94.21 Rider of nonpowered watercraft struck by other nonpowered watercraft

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applicable to

• Canoer hit by other nonpowered watercraft
• Surfer hit by other nonpowered watercraft
• Windsurfer hit by other nonpowered watercraft

Applies from V94 Other and unspecified water transport accidents

Excludes1 (never code together)

• military watercraft accidents in military or war operations (Y36, Y37)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V94

7th character required

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

Code annotations containing back-references to V94.21

Back-references to V94

• Type 1 Excludes: V92.07 Drowning and submersion due to fall off water-skis ("hit by boat while water-skiing NOS (V94.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: V92.08 Drowning and submersion due to fall off other unpowered watercraft ("drowning and submersion due to rider of nonpowered watercraft being hit by other watercraft (V94.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: V92.08 Drowning and submersion due to fall off other unpowered watercraft ("other injury due to rider of nonpowered watercraft being hit by other watercraft (V94.-)")
• 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 V94.21

• Accident (to) › watercraft › nonpowered, struck by › nonpowered vessel

Nearby codes

• V94.12 Bather struck by nonpowered watercraft
• V94.12XA Bather struck by nonpowered watercraft, initial encounter
• V94.12XD Bather struck by nonpowered watercraft, subsequent encounter
• V94.12XS Bather struck by nonpowered watercraft, sequela
• V94.2 Rider of nonpowered watercraft struck by other watercraft
• V94.21 Rider of nonpowered watercraft struck by other nonpowered watercraft (this code)
• V94.21XA Rider of nonpowered watercraft struck by other nonpowered watercraft, initial encounter
• V94.21XD Rider of nonpowered watercraft struck by other nonpowered watercraft, subsequent encounter
• V94.21XS Rider of nonpowered watercraft struck by other nonpowered watercraft, sequela
• V94.22 Rider of nonpowered watercraft struck by powered watercraft
• V94.22XA Rider of nonpowered watercraft struck by powered watercraft, initial encounter