W73 Billable Code
Other specified cause of accidental non-transport drowning and submersion
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 other water (W16.311, W16.321, W16.331)
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 W73
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