Fall into oth water striking bottom causing drown, subs

This code describes a follow-up encounter for a patient who previously experienced a fall into a body of water, resulting in drowning or near-drowning due to striking the bottom. The initial injury has already been addressed, and this visit pertains to ongoing care, complications, or sequelae related to that specific event.

Use this code for subsequent visits where the patient is being treated for residual effects, complications, or long-term management stemming from a fall into water that caused drowning or submersion by striking the bottom. Examples include follow-up for respiratory issues, neurological deficits, or psychological trauma directly attributable to the initial incident.

• Requires a 7th character "D" for subsequent encounter, indicating active treatment or follow-up care after the initial injury.
• Do not use for the initial treatment of the injury; refer to the "A" (initial encounter) or "S" (sequela) characters for those scenarios.
• Always code with an external cause code (V00-Y99) to provide more specific details about the circumstances of the fall.