V91.3 Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to watercraft

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

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Codes under this one

V91.30 Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to merchant shipHeader
V91.31 Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to passenger shipHeader
V91.32 Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to fishing boatHeader
V91.33 Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to other powered watercraftHeader
V91.34 Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to sailboatHeader
V91.35 Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to canoe or kayakHeader
V91.36 Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to (nonpowered) inflatable craftHeader
V91.37 Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to water-skisHeader
V91.38 Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to other unpowered watercraftHeader
V91.39 Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to unspecified watercraftHeader

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.

V91

Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.

civilian water transport accident involving military watercraft (V94.81-)
military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36, Y37.-)

Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.

drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft (V90.-)

Includes

any injury except drowning and submersion as a result of an accident to watercraft

7th charactersThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V91

A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela

This code

Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.

drowning or submersion due to fall or jumping from damaged watercraft (V90.2-, V90.3-)

Inclusion terms

Hit or struck by falling object (part of damaged watercraft or other object) after falling or jumping from damaged watercraft

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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