W16.221
Fall in (into) bucket of water causing drowning and submersion
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where W16.221 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- W16 Fall, jump or diving into water
- W16.2 Fall in (into) filled bathtub or bucket of water
- W16.22 Parent Fall in (into) bucket of water
- W16.221 This code Fall in (into) bucket of water causing drowning and submersion
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Excludes1
accidental non-watercraft drowning and submersion not involving fall (W65-W74)
Inherited from W16 — Fall, jump or diving into water
Excludes1
effects of air pressure from diving ( W94 .-)
Inherited from W16 — Fall, jump or diving into water
Excludes1
fall into water from watercraft (V90-V94)
Inherited from W16 — Fall, jump or diving into water
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W16
Inherited from W16 — Fall, jump or diving into water
More Specific Codes
3 codes under W16.221
Version History
How W16.221 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentFall in (into) bucket of water causing drowning and submersion
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedFall in (into) bucket of water causing drowning and submersion
Related Codes
Other codes under W16.22
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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