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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

V92.03Drowning and submersion due to fall off other powered watercraft

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

V92.03 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.Short description: Drown due to fall off oth powered 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 V92.03

V92.03 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for drowning and submersion due to fall off other powered watercraft. It belongs to category V92 (drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without 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 V92.0, choose V92.03 (other powered watercraft) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: merchant ship (V92.00), passenger ship (V92.01), fishing boat (V92.02), sailboat (V92.04), canoe or kayak (V92.05), (nonpowered) inflatable craft (V92.06), water-skis (V92.07), other unpowered watercraft (V92.08) 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 V92

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code
  • Drowning and submersion due to fall off Hovercraft (on open water)
  • Drowning and submersion due to fall off Jet ski

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to V92.03.

› From V92.0 Drowning and submersion due to fall off watercraft
Excludes2
  • hitting head on object or bottom of body of water due to fall from watercraft (V94.0-)
› From V92 Drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft
Excludes1
  • civilian water transport accident involving military watercraft (V94.81-)
  • drowning or submersion due to accident to watercraft (V90-V91)
  • drowning or submersion of diver who voluntarily jumps from boat not involved in an accident (W16.711, W16.721)
  • fall into water without watercraft (W16.-)
  • military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36, Y37)

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

Alphabetic index entries

2 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to V92.03.

Code history

  1. 2016
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  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 V92.03

Is V92.03 billable?

No. V92.03 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.