ICD-10: W16

Fall, jump or diving into water

Coding Guidelines

Excludes 1

  • effects of air pressure from diving (W94.-)
  • fall into water from watercraft (V90-V94)
  • accidental non-watercraft drowning and submersion not involving fall (W65-W74)
  • hitting an object or against bottom when falling from watercraft (V94.0)

Excludes 2

  • striking or hitting diving board (W21.4)

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