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ICD-10-CM W16.121: Fall into natural body of wate… · Codelle

ICD-10-CM/W16.12/W16.121

W16.121

ICD-10-CM

Fall into natural body of water strk bottom causing drown

Fall into natural body of water striking bottom causing drowning and submersion

Clinical Notes

Excludes 1 · Not coded here

drowning and submersion while in natural body of water without fall (W69)

Code Hierarchy

▲W16.12Fall into natural body of water striking bottom

W16.121(current)

Subcodes (3)

W16.121AFall into natrl body of water strk bottom cause drown, init

W16.121DFall into natrl body of water strk bottom cause drown, subs

W16.121SFall into natrl body of water strk bottom cause drown, sqla

Same Category

W16Fall, jump or diving into water W16.0Fall into swimming pool W16.01Fall into swimming pool striking water surface W16.011Fall into swimming pool striking water surface causing drown W16.011AFall into swimming pool striking surfc causing drown, init W16.011DFall into swimming pool striking surfc causing drown, subs

Code History

Added in FY2024
Active (FY2026)

Change History

FY2026 snapshotFall into natural body of water strk bottom causing drown
FY2025 snapshotFall into natural body of water strk bottom causing drown
FY2024 snapshotFall into natural body of water strk bottom causing drown

W16.011S

Fall into swimming pool strk surfc causing drown, sequela

W16.012Fall into swimming pool striking surfc causing oth injury

W16.012AFall into swimming pool strk surfc causing oth injury, init

W16.012DFall into swimming pool strk surfc causing oth injury, subs

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