W16.131

Fall into natural body of water striking side causing drowning and submersion

Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

Exclusions 6 never code together

W16.131code

Excludes1

drowning and submersion while in natural body of water without fall (W69)W69

W16code

Excludes1

accidental non-watercraft drowning and submersion not involving fall (W65-W74)W65-W74
effects of air pressure from diving (W94.-)W94.-
fall into water from watercraft (V90-V94)V90-V94
hitting an object or against bottom when falling from watercraft (V94.0)V94.0

Excludes2

striking or hitting diving board (W21.4)W21.4

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

7th character 3

A initial encounter

D subsequent encounter

S sequela

Instructional notes 5

W16.1code

Inclusion terms

Fall into lake
Fall into open sea
Fall into river
Fall into stream

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 3

Fall, falling (accidental) W19
- into
  - water W16.42
    - in
      - natural body of water W16.112
        
        striking
        
        side W16.132
        
        causing drowning W16.131
Striking against
- wall (when) W22.01
  - falling into water (in) W16.332
    - natural body W16.132
      - causing drowning W16.131
Drowning (accidental) W74
- following
  - fall
    - into
      - water NOS W16.41
        
        natural (lake) (open sea) (river) (stream) (pond) W16.111
        
        striking
        
        side W16.131
- in
  - natural water (lake) (open sea) (river) (stream) (pond) W69
    - following
      - fall W16.111
        
        striking
        
        side W16.131

Alongside this code 1 same parent — W16.13

W16.132 Fall into natural body of water strk side causing oth injury category

Subordinate codes 3

W16.131A Fall into natural body of water strk side cause drown, init W16.131D Fall into natural body of water strk side cause drown, subs W16.131S Fall into natrl body of water strk side cause drown, sequela

Medications 1

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Risk adjustment

Maps to no condition category in any loaded model.

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This code

Billable: no
Code set: FY2026
Parent: W16.13
Block: V00-X58
Siblings: 1
Subordinate: 3

Present FY2024–FY2027.