W67 Billable Code
Accidental drowning and submersion while in swimming-pool
Chapter Classification
Chapter 20
External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
Section Detail
W65-W74
Accidental non-transport drowning and submersion (W65-W74)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
excludes1
- accidental drowning and submersion due to fall into swimming pool (W16.011, W16.021, W16.031)
- accidental drowning and submersion due to striking into wall of swimming pool (W22.041)
sevenChrDef
- {'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter'}
- {'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter'}
- {'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}
sevenChrNote
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code W67
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