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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

V90.8Drowning and submersion due to other accident to watercraft

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

V90.8 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.

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 V90.8

V90.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for drowning and submersion due to other accident to 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, choose V90.8 (other accident to watercraft) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: watercraft overturning (V90.0), watercraft sinking (V90.1), falling or jumping from burning watercraft (V90.2) and falling or jumping from crushed watercraft (V90.3).

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

  • Ainitial encounter
  • Dsubsequent encounter
  • Ssequela

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to V90.8.

› From V90 Drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft
Excludes1
  • 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-)
  • water-transport-related drowning or submersion without accident to watercraft (V92.-)

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity.

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about V90.8

Is V90.8 billable?

No. V90.8 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.