W16
Fall, jump or diving into water
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
Excludes1
accidental non-watercraft drowning and submersion not involving fall (W65-W74)
Excludes1
effects of air pressure from diving ( W94 .-)
Excludes1
fall into water from watercraft (V90-V94)
Excludes1
hitting an object or against bottom when falling from watercraft ( V94.0 )
Excludes2
striking or hitting diving board ( W21.4 )
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W16
7th Character
A - initial encounter
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
7th Character
S - sequela
More Specific Codes
10 codes under W16
- W16.0 Fall into swimming pool Has subcodes
- W16.1 Fall into natural body of water Has subcodes
- W16.2 Fall in (into) filled bathtub or bucket of water Has subcodes
- W16.3 Fall into other water Has subcodes
- W16.4 Fall into unspecified water Has subcodes
- W16.5 Jumping or diving into swimming pool Has subcodes
- W16.6 Jumping or diving into natural body of water Has subcodes
- W16.7 Jumping or diving from boat Has subcodes
- W16.8 Jumping or diving into other water Has subcodes
- W16.9 Jumping or diving into unspecified water Has subcodes
Version History
How W16 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentFall, jump or diving into water
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedFall, jump or diving into water
Related Codes
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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