ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
V92.1Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of watercraft
V92.1 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 8 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.Short description: Drown due to being thrown overboard by motion of 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 V92.1
V92.1 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of 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 8 subcodes must be used instead.
Within V92 (drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft), V92.1 is specifically for drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of watercraft. Related codes cover fall off watercraft (V92.0) and being washed overboard from watercraft (V92.2).
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.
Don't report V92.1 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: drowning and submersion due to fall off surf-board (V92.08), drowning and submersion due to fall off water-skis (V92.07) and drowning and submersion due to fall off windsurfer (V92.08).
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
- V92.10Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of merchant ship
- V92.11Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of passenger ship
- V92.12Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of fishing boat
- V92.13Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of other powered watercraft
- V92.14Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of sailboat
- V92.15Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of canoe or kayak
- V92.16Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of (nonpowered) inflatable craft
- V92.19Drowning and submersion due to being thrown overboard by motion of unspecified watercraft
- Ainitial encounter
- Dsubsequent encounter
- Ssequela
Coding notes
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to V92.1.
› From V92 Drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft
- 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.
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 V92.1
Is V92.1 billable?
- No. V92.1 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.