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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

V93.85Other injury due to other accident on board canoe or kayak

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

V93.85 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 V93.85

V93.85 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other injury due to other accident on board canoe or kayak. 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 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within V93.8 (other injury due to other accident on board watercraft), V93.85 is specifically for other injury due to other accident on board canoe or kayak. Related codes cover merchant ship (V93.80), passenger ship (V93.81), fishing boat (V93.82), other powered watercraft (V93.83), sailboat (V93.84), (nonpowered) inflatable craft (V93.86), water-skis (V93.87), other unpowered watercraft (V93.88) 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 V93

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to V93.85.

› 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.

Alphabetic index entries

2 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to V93.85.

Code history

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  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
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  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about V93.85

Is V93.85 billable?

No. V93.85 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.