Activity, rowing, canoeing, kayaking, rafting and tubing

This code indicates that an injury or adverse health event occurred during participation in water-based activities involving a boat or floatation device propelled by oars, paddles, or currents. This includes recreational or competitive rowing, canoeing, kayaking, rafting, and tubing. It specifies the external cause of an injury as being related to these particular aquatic activities.

Assign this code as an external cause code when documenting an injury sustained while engaged in any form of rowing, canoeing, kayaking, rafting, or tubing. This applies to incidents such as capsizing, collisions, falls from the vessel, or overexertion during these activities. It should be used in conjunction with a primary diagnosis code describing the nature of the injury.

• Always sequence this code after the primary diagnosis code for the injury.
• Ensure documentation clearly links the injury to one of the specified water sports.
• Do not use for injuries sustained during swimming or other non-vessel-based water activities.