ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
V92.2Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from watercraft
V92.2 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.Short description: Drown due to being washed overboard from 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 V92.2
V92.2 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from 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 10 subcodes must be used instead.
Within V92 (drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft), V92.2 is specifically for drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from watercraft. Related codes cover fall off watercraft (V92.0) and being thrown overboard by motion of watercraft (V92.1).
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.
Code first: any associated cataclysm (X37.0-).
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
- V92.20Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from merchant ship
- V92.21Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from passenger ship
- V92.22Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from fishing boat
- V92.23Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other powered watercraft
- V92.24Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from sailboat
- V92.25Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from canoe or kayak
- V92.26Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from (nonpowered) inflatable craft
- V92.27Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from water-skis
- V92.28Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from other unpowered watercraft
- V92.29Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from unspecified watercraft
- Ainitial encounter
- Dsubsequent encounter
- Ssequela
Coding notes
- any associated cataclysm (X37.0-)
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to V92.2.
› 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 V92.2
Is V92.2 billable?
- No. V92.2 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.