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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

V93.3Fall on board watercraft

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

V93.3 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 9 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 V93.3

V93.3 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for fall on board watercraft. It belongs to category V93 (other injury 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 9 subcodes must be used instead.

Within V93 (other injury due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft), V93.3 is specifically for fall on board watercraft. Related codes cover burn due to localized fire on board watercraft (V93.0), other burn on board watercraft (V93.1), heat exposure on board watercraft (V93.2), struck by falling object on board watercraft (V93.4), explosion on board watercraft (V93.5), machinery accident on board watercraft (V93.6) and other injury due to other accident on board watercraft (V93.8).

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 V93.3 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: fall due to collision of watercraft (V91.2-).

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 V93

  • Ainitial encounter
  • Dsubsequent encounter
  • Ssequela

Coding notes

Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code
  • fall due to collision of watercraft (V91.2-)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to V93.3.

› From V93 Other injury due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft
Excludes1
  • civilian water transport accident involving military watercraft (V94.81-)
  • other injury due to accident to watercraft (V91.-)
  • military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36, Y37.-)
Excludes2
  • drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft (V92.-)

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

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  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 V93.3

Is V93.3 billable?

No. V93.3 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.