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W16.611

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

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

W16W16.6W16.61W16.611

Chapter: 20. External causes of morbidity

Section: W00-W19 - Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with W16.611

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

Specific Codes (3)

W16.611ABillable

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

W16.611DBillable

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

W16.611SBillable

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

Related Codes

W16.612Category

Jumping or diving into natural body of water striking water surface causing other injury

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