V92.29
Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from unspecified watercraft
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 9 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 5 never code together
V92code
Excludes1
- civilian water transport accident involving military watercraft (V94.81-)V94.81-
- drowning or submersion due to accident to watercraft (V90-V91)V90-V91
- drowning or submersion of diver who voluntarily jumps from boat not involved in an accident (W16.711, W16.721)W16.711W16.721
- fall into water without watercraft (W16.-)W16.-
- military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36, Y37)Y36Y37
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 5
V92.29code
Inclusion terms
- Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from boat NOS
- Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from ship NOS
- Drowning and submersion due to being washed overboard from watercraft NOS
V00-Y99chapter
Notes
- This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88). Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter 20 should be used to provide additional information as to the cause of the condition.S00-T88
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 9 same parent — V92.2
V92.20 Drown due to being washed overboard from merchant ship category V92.21 Drown due to being washed overboard from passenger ship category V92.22 Drown due to being washed overboard from fishing boat category V92.23 Drown due to being washed overboard from oth powered wtrcrft category V92.24 Drown due to being washed overboard from sailboat category V92.25 Drown due to being washed overboard from canoe or kayak category V92.26 Drown due to being washed overboard from inflatbl crft category V92.27 Drown due to being washed overboard from water-skis category V92.28 Drown due to being washed overboard from unpowr wtrcrft category
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