Drown due to being washed ovrbrd from unpowr wtrcrft, subs

This code describes an injury resulting from a person being washed overboard from an unpowered watercraft (e.g., canoe, kayak, rowboat) and subsequently experiencing drowning or near-drowning. This specific code is used for encounters following the initial treatment of the incident.

Use this code when a patient presents for follow-up care, rehabilitation, or management of long-term complications stemming from a drowning or near-drowning event that occurred after being washed overboard from an unpowered vessel. This includes conditions like anoxic brain injury, aspiration pneumonia, or other sequelae.

• Always assign an external cause code (V92.28XD) in conjunction with a code for the specific drowning or near-drowning condition (e.g., T75.1X1-T75.1X9).
• Ensure the "D" seventh character is used only for subsequent encounters after the initial treatment of the injury.
• Verify the watercraft involved was unpowered to differentiate from other V92 codes.