ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

V91.09Burn due to unspecified watercraft on fire

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

V91.09 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 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 V91.09

V91.09 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for burn due to unspecified watercraft on fire. It belongs to category V91 (other injury 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 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within V91.0, choose V91.09 (unspecified watercraft on fire) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: merchant ship on fire (V91.00), passenger ship on fire (V91.01), fishing boat on fire (V91.02), other powered watercraft on fire (V91.03), sailboat on fire (V91.04), canoe or kayak on fire (V91.05), (nonpowered) inflatable craft on fire (V91.06), water-skis on fire (V91.07) and 1 more.

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 V91

Ainitial encounterV91.09XA
Dsubsequent encounterV91.09XD
SsequelaV91.09XS

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code

Burn due to boat NOS on fire
Burn due to ship NOS on fire
Burn due to watercraft NOS on fire

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to V91.09.

› From V91.0 Burn due to watercraft on fire

Excludes1

burn from localized fire or explosion on board ship without accident to watercraft (V93.-)

› From V91 Other injury due to accident to watercraft

Includes

any injury except drowning and submersion as a result of an accident to watercraft

Excludes1

civilian water transport accident involving military watercraft (V94.81-)
military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36, Y37.-)

Excludes2

drowning and submersion due to accident to watercraft (V90.-)

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

Alphabetic index entries

3 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to V91.09.

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 V91.09

Is V91.09 billable?: No. V91.09 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.