ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
V90Drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft
V90 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 5 more specific codes beneath it.
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About V90
V90 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft. It belongs to block V90-V94 (water transport accidents) and chapter 20 (external causes of morbidity). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 5 subcodes must be used instead.
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: V90.0 (overturning), V90.1 (sinking), V90.2 (watercraft), V90.3 (watercraft) and V90.8 (watercraft).
Don't report V90 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: 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-) and water-transport-related drowning or submersion without accident to watercraft (V92.-).
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
Specific codes under V90
- V90.0Drowning and submersion due to watercraft overturning
- 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
- V90.1Drowning and submersion due to watercraft sinking
- V90.10Drowning and submersion due to merchant ship sinking
- V90.11Drowning and submersion due to passenger ship sinking
- V90.12Drowning and submersion due to fishing boat sinking
- V90.13Drowning and submersion due to other powered watercraft sinking
- V90.14Drowning and submersion due to sailboat sinking
- V90.15Drowning and submersion due to canoe or kayak sinking
- V90.16Drowning and submersion due to (nonpowered) inflatable craft sinking
- V90.18Drowning and submersion due to other unpowered watercraft sinking
- V90.19Drowning and submersion due to unspecified watercraft sinking
- V90.2Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning watercraft
- V90.20Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning merchant ship
- V90.21Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning passenger ship
- V90.22Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning fishing boat
- V90.23Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from other burning powered watercraft
- V90.24Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning sailboat
- V90.25Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning canoe or kayak
- V90.26Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning (nonpowered) inflatable craft
- V90.27Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from burning water-skis
- V90.28Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from other burning unpowered watercraft
- V90.29Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from unspecified burning watercraft
- V90.3Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed watercraft
- V90.30Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed merchant ship
- V90.31Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed passenger ship
- V90.32Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed fishing boat
- V90.33Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from other crushed powered watercraft
- V90.34Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed sailboat
- V90.35Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed canoe or kayak
- V90.36Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed (nonpowered) inflatable craft
- V90.37Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed water-skis
- V90.38Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from other crushed unpowered watercraft
- V90.39Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed unspecified watercraft
- V90.8Drowning and submersion due to other accident to watercraft
- V90.80Drowning and submersion due to other accident to merchant ship
- V90.81Drowning and submersion due to other accident to passenger ship
- V90.82Drowning and submersion due to other accident to fishing boat
- V90.83Drowning and submersion due to other accident to other powered watercraft
- V90.84Drowning and submersion due to other accident to sailboat
- V90.85Drowning and submersion due to other accident to canoe or kayak
- V90.86Drowning and submersion due to other accident to (nonpowered) inflatable craft
- V90.87Drowning and submersion due to other accident to water-skis
- V90.88Drowning and submersion due to other accident to other unpowered watercraft
- V90.89Drowning and submersion due to other accident to unspecified watercraft
Coding notes
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to V90.
Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity.
Codes whose notes reference V90
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about V90
Is V90 billable?
- No. V90 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.