2025 ICD-10-CM code V90.2
(Active) Effective Date: N/A External causes of morbidity - Water transport accidents 20 Feed
Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from a burning watercraft.
The medical necessity for using this code is established when a patient's drowning or submersion is caused directly by falling or jumping from a burning watercraft. The documentation should support the causal relationship between the burning watercraft incident and the resulting health consequences.
In simple words: Drowning or submersion resulting from falling or jumping from a watercraft that is on fire.
Drowning and submersion due to falling or jumping from a burning watercraft. This code should be used as a secondary code to a code from another chapter indicating the nature of the condition, most often from Chapter 19 (Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes).
Example 1: A passenger on a burning ferry jumps overboard and drowns., A crew member of a burning cargo ship falls into the water and drowns., A passenger on a burning yacht jumps into the water to escape the flames and drowns.
Documentation should clearly indicate that the drowning or submersion occurred as a direct result of falling or jumping from a burning watercraft. The type of watercraft and the circumstances surrounding the incident should be documented. Additional codes should be used to describe the injuries or conditions resulting from the event, such as burns, smoke inhalation or hypothermia.