2025 ICD-10-CM code V93
(Valid) Effective Date: N/A Accidents - Other injury due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft 20 Feed
Injury sustained due to an accident occurring on a watercraft, but not involving the watercraft itself colliding or being damaged.
Modifiers are not typically applicable to ICD-10-CM codes.
The medical necessity of using this code is determined by the need to accurately classify the cause of the injury as related to an accident on board a watercraft, without an accident to the watercraft itself.This distinction is important for injury surveillance and prevention efforts.
It is the clinician's responsibility to accurately document the circumstances of the accident to justify the use of this code.They should document the type of watercraft, the location of the accident, the mechanism of injury, and the specific injury sustained.
In simple words: This code signifies an injury that happened on a boat or ship, but the injury wasn't caused by a collision or other problem with the vessel itself.
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.-).
Example 1: A passenger on a cruise ship trips and falls down a flight of stairs, sustaining a fractured wrist. The ship itself was not involved in any sort of accident., A fisherman on a small fishing boat cuts his hand deeply while cleaning fish. The boat was not involved in a collision or any other accident., A child on a sailboat is struck by a swinging boom, resulting in a head laceration. The sailboat was not involved in an accident with another vessel or object.
Documentation should clearly indicate that the injury occurred on board a watercraft, the nature of the accident causing the injury, and the lack of any accident involving the watercraft itself. Details of the injury should also be recorded.
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- Specialties:Emergency Medicine, Primary Care, Orthopedics, General Surgery (depending on the specific injury)
- Place of Service:Ambulance - Air or Water, Ambulance - Land depending on how patient is transported after injury