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W69 Billable Code

Accidental drowning and submersion while in natural water

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 natural body of water (W16.111, W16.121, W16.131)
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 W69

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