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V90 › V90.2

V90.21 Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning passenger ship

Not billable (header)Chapter 20

This code needs a 7th character (use X as a placeholder for missing characters).

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Codes under this one

  • V90.21XA Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning passenger ship, initial encounter
  • V90.21XD Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning passenger ship, subsequent encounter
  • V90.21XS Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning passenger ship, sequela

Instructional notes

Chapter 20

Notes
  • This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88). Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter 20 should be used to provide additional information as to the cause of the condition.

V90

Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.
  • civilian water transport accident involving military watercraft (V94.81-)
  • fall into water not from watercraft (W16.-)
  • military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36.0-, Y37.0-)
  • water-transport-related drowning or submersion without accident to watercraft (V92.-)
7th charactersThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V90
  • A initial encounter
  • D subsequent encounter
  • S sequela

This code

Inclusion terms
  • Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning Ferry-boat
  • Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning Liner

Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity · V00-X58 Accidents (V00-X58)

Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.

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