V94.0XXS

Hitting object or bottom of body of water due to fall from watercraft, sequela

FY2027Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity/V90–V94 Water transport accidents

BillableComplete code, valid to report

V94.0XXS (also written V940XXS) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for hitting object or bottom of body of water due to fall from watercraft, sequela. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 39 codes in category V94 (Other and unspecified water transport accidents). Its 7th character, S, means sequela. Its coding notes include 1 Excludes1 entry and 1 Excludes2 entry.

7th character

Category V94 requires a 7th character. V94.0 has only 4 characters, so a placeholder X fills the empty positions.

Assembled code V94.0XXS Open code

Guidelines tip

From the FY2027 Official Guidelines. ICD10Ref adds no rules of its own.

An external cause code is never a principal or first-listed diagnosis. Its 7th character is assigned for each encounter and should match the injury or condition code.

Guidelines I.C.20.a.2; I.C.20.a.6External cause codesRead the official text

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

Inherited from V94 Other and unspecified water transport accidents
  • military watercraft accidents in military or war operations (Y36, Y37)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Inherited from V94.0 Hitting object or bottom of body of water due to fall from watercraft
  • drowning and submersion due to fall from watercraft (V92.0-)

Notes

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 20 External causes of morbidity
  • 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.