2025 ICD-10-CM code W16.711
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Revision Date: N/A Deletion Date: N/A External causes of morbidity - Accidental injury due to water sport activities Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality Feed
Jumping or diving from a boat, striking the water surface, causing drowning and submersion.
Modifiers may apply depending on the circumstances of the encounter and the services rendered.Consult the most recent coding guidelines.
Medical necessity is established by the occurrence of a drowning incident resulting from jumping or diving from a boat and impacting the water's surface. The medical care provided, including resuscitation, stabilization, treatment of injuries and monitoring for complications is medically necessary.
The clinical responsibility encompasses the initial assessment and management of the drowning victim, including resuscitation attempts, stabilization, and treatment of any associated injuries.This may involve multiple specialties, including emergency medicine, critical care, and potentially others depending on the severity and complications.
In simple words: This code is used when someone jumps or dives from a boat and hits the water, causing them to drown.
This ICD-10-CM code classifies injuries resulting from jumping or diving from a boat, where the impact with the water's surface directly leads to drowning and submersion.It's crucial to differentiate this from other water-related accidents, such as falls from a boat into the water, which have separate codes. The code specifically addresses instances where the initial impact with the water surface is the direct cause of drowning.
Example 1: A 25-year-old male jumps from a small motorboat into a lake and strikes the surface, resulting in immediate unconsciousness and subsequent drowning.He is retrieved from the water by bystanders and transferred to the emergency room., A teenage girl dives from a friend's sailboat, misjudges the depth of the water, and hits the surface with sufficient force to render her unconscious. She is pulled from the water and transported to the hospital for treatment of both the head injury and drowning., A group of friends are celebrating on a speedboat when one individual attempts a dive from the elevated deck into the ocean, impacting the water hard enough to sustain a severe spinal cord injury. The impact also caused a loss of consciousness, leading to near drowning.
Detailed account of the event leading to the incident, including depth of water, speed of the boat, details about the dive or jump and the impact, witness statements, initial assessment of vital signs at scene, emergency resuscitation efforts, and complete documentation of the injuries sustained.
** This code is part of a broader group of codes describing injuries from jumping or diving into water.Always ensure proper documentation to accurately reflect the circumstances of the incident.
- Payment Status: Active
- Modifier TC rule: Not applicable.
- Specialties:Emergency Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Neurosurgery (if head or spinal injuries present), Diving Medicine.
- Place of Service:Emergency Room - Hospital, Inpatient Hospital