W16 Fall, jump or diving into water

ICD-10-CM category W16 sits in Chapter 20 (External causes of morbidity, V00-Y99). It contains 138 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.

Subcategories

W16.0 Fall into swimming poolW16.01 Fall into swimming pool striking water surfaceW16.011 Fall into swimming pool striking water surface causing drownW16.012 Fall into swimming pool striking surfc causing oth injuryW16.02 Fall into swimming pool striking bottomW16.021 Fall into swimming pool striking bottom causing drownW16.022 Fall into swimming pool striking bottom causing other injuryW16.03 Fall into swimming pool striking wallW16.031 Fall into swimming pool striking wall causing drownW16.032 Fall into swimming pool striking wall causing other injuryW16.1 Fall into natural body of waterW16.11 Fall into natural body of water striking water surfaceW16.111 Fall into natural body of water striking surfc causing drownW16.112 Fall into natural body of water strk surfc cause oth injuryW16.12 Fall into natural body of water striking bottomW16.121 Fall into natural body of water strk bottom causing drownW16.122 Fall into natural body of water strk bottom cause oth injuryW16.13 Fall into natural body of water striking sideW16.131 Fall into natural body of water striking side causing drownW16.132 Fall into natural body of water strk side causing oth injuryW16.2 Fall in (into) filled bathtub or bucket of waterW16.21 Fall in (into) filled bathtubW16.211 Fall in (into) filled bathtub causing drownW16.212 Fall in (into) filled bathtub causing other injuryW16.22 Fall in (into) bucket of waterW16.221 Fall in (into) bucket of water causing drownW16.222 Fall in (into) bucket of water causing other injuryW16.3 Fall into other waterW16.31 Fall into other water striking water surfaceW16.311 Fall into oth water striking water surface causing drownW16.312 Fall into oth water striking surfc causing oth injuryW16.32 Fall into other water striking bottomW16.321 Fall into oth water striking bottom causing drownW16.322 Fall into other water striking bottom causing other injuryW16.33 Fall into other water striking wallW16.331 Fall into oth water striking wall causing drownW16.332 Fall into other water striking wall causing other injuryW16.4 Fall into unspecified waterW16.41 Fall into unspecified water causing drowning and submersionW16.42 Fall into unspecified water causing other injury

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