ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
V90.3Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed watercraft
V90.3 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 10 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.Short description: Drown due to falling or jumping from crushed watercraft
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 V90.3
V90.3 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed watercraft. It belongs to category V90 (drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft), 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 10 subcodes must be used instead.
Within V90 (drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft), V90.3 is specifically for drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from crushed watercraft. Related codes cover watercraft overturning (V90.0), watercraft sinking (V90.1), falling or jumping from burning watercraft (V90.2) and other accident to watercraft (V90.8).
Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V90
- 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
- Ainitial encounter
- Dsubsequent encounter
- Ssequela
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to V90.3.
Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity.
Codes whose notes reference V90.3
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 V90.3
Is V90.3 billable?
- No. V90.3 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.