V90.0
Header — not billableDrowning and submersion due to watercraft overturning
The ICD-10 code for drowning and submersion due to watercraft overturning is V90.0.
V90.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under V90.0
- V90.00Drowning and submersion due to merchant ship overturning
- V90.01Drowning and submersion due to passenger ship overturning
- V90.02Drowning and submersion due to fishing boat overturning
- V90.03Drowning and submersion due to other powered watercraft overturning
- V90.04Drowning and submersion due to sailboat overturning
- V90.05Drowning and submersion due to canoe or kayak overturning
- V90.06Drowning and submersion due to (nonpowered) inflatable craft overturning
- V90.08Drowning and submersion due to other unpowered watercraft overturning
- V90.09Drowning and submersion due to unspecified watercraft overturning
Related codes in this category
- V90.1Drowning and submersion due to watercraft sinkingnon-billable header
- V90.2Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning watercraftnon-billable header
- V90.3Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed watercraftnon-billable header
- V90.8Drowning and submersion due to other accident to watercraftnon-billable header
- V90.0Drowning and submersion due to watercraft overturningnon-billable header