T75.1
Billable codeUnspecified effects of drowning and nonfatal submersion
The ICD-10 code for unspecified effects of drowning and nonfatal submersion is T75.1.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- specified effects of drowning- code to effects
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Immersion
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- T75.0Effects of lightningnon-billable header
- T75.2Effects of vibrationnon-billable header
- T75.3Motion sickness
- T75.4Electrocution
- T75.8Other specified effects of external causesnon-billable header
- T75.1Unspecified effects of drowning and nonfatal submersion