W16.3 Fall into other water

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applicable to

• Fall into fountain
• Fall into reservoir

Applies from W16 Fall, jump or diving into water

Excludes1 (never code together)

• accidental non-watercraft drowning and submersion not involving fall (W65-W74)
• effects of air pressure from diving (W94.-)
• fall into water from watercraft (V90-V94)
• hitting an object or against bottom when falling from watercraft (V94.0)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• striking or hitting diving board (W21.4)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W16

7th character required

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

Codes under W16.3

• W16.31 Fall into other water striking water surface
• W16.32 Fall into other water striking bottom
• W16.33 Fall into other water striking wall

Code annotations containing back-references to W16.3

Back-references to W16

• Type 1 Excludes: V90 Drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft ("fall into water not from watercraft (W16.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: V92 Drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft ("fall into water without watercraft (W16.-)")
• Use Additional: W21.4 Striking against diving board ("code for subsequent falling into water, if applicable (W16.-)")

Nearby codes

• W16.221S Fall in (into) bucket of water causing drowning and submersion, sequela
• W16.222 Fall in (into) bucket of water causing other injury
• W16.222A Fall in (into) bucket of water causing other injury, initial encounter
• W16.222D Fall in (into) bucket of water causing other injury, subsequent encounter
• W16.222S Fall in (into) bucket of water causing other injury, sequela
• W16.3 Fall into other water (this code)
• W16.31 Fall into other water striking water surface
• W16.311 Fall into other water striking water surface causing drowning and submersion
• W16.311A Fall into other water striking water surface causing drowning and submersion, initial encounter
• W16.311D Fall into other water striking water surface causing drowning and submersion, subsequent encounter
• W16.311S Fall into other water striking water surface causing drowning and submersion, sequela