Fall into oth water striking bottom causing oth injury, init

This code describes an injury sustained when an individual falls into a body of water, such as a pool, lake, or ocean, and strikes the bottom, resulting in an injury other than drowning or near-drowning. The impact with the bottom causes the primary trauma.

Use this code for patients presenting with injuries like fractures, sprains, contusions, or internal organ damage directly caused by hitting the bottom after an accidental fall into water. This is appropriate for the initial assessment and treatment of such an injury.

• Ensure the documentation clearly states the patient struck the bottom of the water body.
• Do not use this code if the primary injury is drowning or near-drowning; other codes are available for those scenarios.
• Always code additional specific injuries (e.g., fracture of tibia) in conjunction with this external cause code.