W17.3Fall into empty swimming pool

W17.3 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for fall into empty swimming pool. It belongs to category W17 (other fall from one level to another), block W00-W19 (slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls) 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 W17 (other fall from one level to another), W17.3 is specifically for fall into empty swimming pool. Related codes cover fall into well (W17.0), fall into storm drain or manhole (W17.1), fall into hole (W17.2), fall from dock (W17.4) and other fall from one level to another (W17.8).

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 W17.3 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: fall into filled swimming pool (W16.0-).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.