ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
V91Other injury due to accident to watercraft
V91 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 V91
V91 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other injury 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: V91.0 (fire), V91.1 (collision), V91.2 (object), V91.3 (watercraft) and V91.8 (watercraft).
Don't report V91 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: civilian water transport accident involving military watercraft (V94.81-) and military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36, Y37.-).
The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of V91, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft (V90.-).
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 V91
- V91.0Burn due to watercraft on fire
- V91.00Burn due to merchant ship on fire
- V91.01Burn due to passenger ship on fire
- V91.02Burn due to fishing boat on fire
- V91.03Burn due to other powered watercraft on fire
- V91.04Burn due to sailboat on fire
- V91.05Burn due to canoe or kayak on fire
- V91.06Burn due to (nonpowered) inflatable craft on fire
- V91.07Burn due to water-skis on fire
- V91.08Burn due to other unpowered watercraft on fire
- V91.09Burn due to unspecified watercraft on fire
- V91.1Crushed between watercraft and other watercraft or other object due to collision
- V91.10Crushed between merchant ship and other watercraft or other object due to collision
- V91.11Crushed between passenger ship and other watercraft or other object due to collision
- V91.12Crushed between fishing boat and other watercraft or other object due to collision
- V91.13Crushed between other powered watercraft and other watercraft or other object due to collision
- V91.14Crushed between sailboat and other watercraft or other object due to collision
- V91.15Crushed between canoe or kayak and other watercraft or other object due to collision
- V91.16Crushed between (nonpowered) inflatable craft and other watercraft or other object due to collision
- V91.18Crushed between other unpowered watercraft and other watercraft or other object due to collision
- V91.19Crushed between unspecified watercraft and other watercraft or other object due to collision
- V91.2Fall due to collision between watercraft and other watercraft or other object
- V91.20Fall due to collision between merchant ship and other watercraft or other object
- V91.21Fall due to collision between passenger ship and other watercraft or other object
- V91.22Fall due to collision between fishing boat and other watercraft or other object
- V91.23Fall due to collision between other powered watercraft and other watercraft or other object
- V91.24Fall due to collision between sailboat and other watercraft or other object
- V91.25Fall due to collision between canoe or kayak and other watercraft or other object
- V91.26Fall due to collision between (nonpowered) inflatable craft and other watercraft or other object
- V91.29Fall due to collision between unspecified watercraft and other watercraft or other object
- V91.3Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to watercraft
- V91.30Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to merchant ship
- V91.31Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to passenger ship
- V91.32Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to fishing boat
- V91.33Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to other powered watercraft
- V91.34Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to sailboat
- V91.35Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to canoe or kayak
- V91.36Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to (nonpowered) inflatable craft
- V91.37Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to water-skis
- V91.38Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to other unpowered watercraft
- V91.39Hit or struck by falling object due to accident to unspecified watercraft
- V91.8Other injury due to other accident to watercraft
- V91.80Other injury due to other accident to merchant ship
- V91.81Other injury due to other accident to passenger ship
- V91.82Other injury due to other accident to fishing boat
- V91.83Other injury due to other accident to other powered watercraft
- V91.84Other injury due to other accident to sailboat
- V91.85Other injury due to other accident to canoe or kayak
- V91.86Other injury due to other accident to (nonpowered) inflatable craft
- V91.87Other injury due to other accident to water-skis
- V91.88Other injury due to other accident to other unpowered watercraft
- V91.89Other injury due to other accident to unspecified watercraft
Coding notes
- any injury except drowning and submersion as a result of an accident to watercraft
- drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft (V90.-)
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to V91.
Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity.
Codes whose notes reference V91
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 V91
Is V91 billable?
- No. V91 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.