W16.611⚠ Requires 7th Character

Jumping or diving into natural body of water striking water surface causing drowning and submersion

Jumping or diving into natural body of water striking water …

⚠ 7th Character Required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W16

This code is not valid for billing without a 7th character. Append one of the following to W16.611:

Ainitial encounterW16.611ADsubsequent encounterW16.611DSsequelaW16.611S

Sub-codes of W16.611(3)

W16.611 is a non-billable header. Select a sub-code to bill.

W16.611AJumping or diving into natural body of water striking water …✓ BillableW16.611DJumping or diving into natural body of water striking water …✓ BillableW16.611SJumping or diving into natural body of water striking water …✓ Billable

Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)

These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to W16.611 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.

Drowning (accidental), following, jump or dive, into, water NOS, natural (lake) (open sea) (river) (stream) (pond)Drowning (accidental), in, natural water (lake) (open sea) (river) (stream) (pond), following, dive or jumpJumped, jumping, into water, in, natural body, causing drowning

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •drowning and submersion while in natural body of water without jumping or diving (W69)

Code Hierarchy

┌20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)├W00-W19Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls (W00-W19)├W16Fall, jump or diving into water
└W16.611Jumping or diving into natural body of water striking water …

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