Is W16.3 a billable code?
No. W16.3 is a header code that groups 18 more specific codes. Use one of the billable codes listed on this page instead.
ICD-10-CM FY2027 diagnosis code
W16.3: Fall into other water
Header code: not billableValid for dates of service October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027
W16.3 groups related diagnoses under fall into other water. It cannot be used on a claim by itself. Choose the billable code below that matches the patient's record.
Billable codes under W16.3
- W16.311AFall into other water striking water surface causing drowning and submersion, initial encounter
- W16.311DFall into other water striking water surface causing drowning and submersion, subsequent encounter
- W16.311SFall into other water striking water surface causing drowning and submersion, sequela
- W16.312AFall into other water striking water surface causing other injury, initial encounter
- W16.312DFall into other water striking water surface causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- W16.312SFall into other water striking water surface causing other injury, sequela
- W16.321AFall into other water striking bottom causing drowning and submersion, initial encounter
- W16.321DFall into other water striking bottom causing drowning and submersion, subsequent encounter
- W16.321SFall into other water striking bottom causing drowning and submersion, sequela
- W16.322AFall into other water striking bottom causing other injury, initial encounter
- W16.322DFall into other water striking bottom causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- W16.322SFall into other water striking bottom causing other injury, sequela
- W16.331AFall into other water striking wall causing drowning and submersion, initial encounter
- W16.331DFall into other water striking wall causing drowning and submersion, subsequent encounter
- W16.331SFall into other water striking wall causing drowning and submersion, sequela
- W16.332AFall into other water striking wall causing other injury, initial encounter
- W16.332DFall into other water striking wall causing other injury, subsequent encounter
- W16.332SFall into other water striking wall causing other injury, sequela
Other codes in W16 Fall, jump or diving into water
- W16.0Fall into swimming poolheader
- W16.1Fall into natural body of waterheader
- W16.2Fall in (into) filled bathtub or bucket of waterheader
- W16.4Fall into unspecified waterheader
- W16.5Jumping or diving into swimming poolheader
- W16.6Jumping or diving into natural body of waterheader
- W16.7Jumping or diving from boatheader
- W16.8Jumping or diving into other waterheader
- W16.9Jumping or diving into unspecified waterheader
W16.3 questions
What does W16.3 mean?
W16.3 is the ICD-10-CM code for Fall into other water. It is in chapter 21, External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99).
Code titles come from the official ICD-10-CM files published by the CDC National Center for Health Statistics. Always check payer rules and the clinical record before billing.