2025 ICD-10-CM code W16.711A
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Revision Date: N/A Deletion Date: N/A External causes of morbidity - Accidents (V00-X59) Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality Feed
Initial encounter of drowning and submersion due to jumping or diving from a boat and striking the water's surface.
The medical necessity is established by the documentation of the drowning and submersion event, along with the injuries sustained and the treatment provided. Proper documentation establishes the clinical indication for coding W16.711A.
The clinical responsibility involves documenting the event leading to drowning/submersion, the specific injuries, and subsequent treatment provided. The physician or healthcare provider needs to accurately record the circumstances to select the appropriate codes.
- Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity and mortality
- W16.711A falls under the broader category of W16 (Jumping or diving into water striking surface causing drowning and submersion).This is further classified under the broader category ofW00-X59 (Accidents).
In simple words: This code is used when someone drowns or is submerged underwater after jumping or diving from a boat and hitting the water.This is the code for the first time this event is recorded.
This ICD-10-CM code classifies the initial encounter of drowning and submersion resulting from jumping or diving from a boat, where the individual strikes the water's surface.It's crucial to distinguish this from other similar codes, such as those related to falls from boats or other watercraft accidents. This code should be used in conjunction with codes from other chapters detailing the nature of the injuries sustained.The event must be unintentional.
Example 1: A patient is brought to the emergency department after jumping from a boat and striking the water's surface, resulting in drowning and submersion.The patient requires resuscitation and has sustained lung injuries. W16.711A is coded along with codes for respiratory distress, and lung injuries., A patient dives from a small motorboat into shallow water, striking the bottom and becoming unconscious. Rescued by bystanders, the patient experiences head trauma. W16.711A is coded alongside codes detailing the head injuries., During a boating trip, a patient slips and falls from a moving boat. The patient strikes their head and is unconscious. Although the primary injury is blunt force head trauma, W16.711A is still coded for the drowning that resulted from the fall into the water.
Detailed description of the event (jumping or diving from boat, striking water's surface), the mechanism of injury, the patient's condition upon arrival (e.g., unconscious, respiratory distress), resuscitation efforts, injuries sustained, and subsequent treatment provided. Documentation of the circumstances surrounding the incident should be available for review.
** This code is specifically for drowning or submersion resulting from striking the water's surface after jumping or diving from a boat.It does not encompass drowning/submersion from falls or other accidents involving boats.Always consider additional coding for injuries and complications.
- Payment Status: Active
- Specialties:Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, Family Medicine
- Place of Service:Emergency Room - Hospital, Inpatient Hospital