V90 is the ICD-10 code for Accident to watercraft causing drowning and submersion. It is a three-character category. WHO defines its fourth-character subdivisions once for the whole group of categories; the national editions below list them in full. It belongs to the block V90–V94 (Water transport accidents) in Chapter XX, External causes of morbidity and mortality.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XX · V01–Y98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What V90 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- drowning and submersion due to:
- boat: overturning
- boat: sinking
- falling or jumping from: burning ship
- falling or jumping from: crushed watercraft
- other accident to watercraft
What V90 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- water-transport-related drowning or submersion without accident to watercraft V92.-
V90 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
V90Olycka med vattenfarkost som orsak till drunkning och drunkningstillbud
- V90.0Olycka med vattenfarkost som orsak till drunkning och drunkningstillbud - handelsfartyg
- V90.1Olycka med vattenfarkost som orsak till drunkning och drunkningstillbud - passagerarfartyg
- V90.2Olycka med vattenfarkost som orsak till drunkning och drunkningstillbud - fiskefartyg
- V90.3Olycka med vattenfarkost som orsak till drunkning och drunkningstillbud - annan motordriven vattenfarkost
- V90.4Olycka med vattenfarkost som orsak till drunkning och drunkningstillbud - segelbåt
- V90.5Olycka med vattenfarkost som orsak till drunkning och drunkningstillbud - kanot eller kajak
- V90.6Olycka med vattenfarkost som orsak till drunkning och drunkningstillbud - uppblåsbar båt utan motor
- V90.7Olycka med vattenfarkost som orsak till drunkning och drunkningstillbud - vattenskidor
- and 2 more national subcodes
V90Vesiliikennetapaturma, joka johtaa veteen vajoamiseen tai hukkumiseen
- V90.0Vesiliikennetapaturma, joka johtaa veteen vajoamiseen tai hukkumiseen kauppalaiva tai matkustaja-alus
- V90.3Vesiliikennetapaturma, joka johtaa veteen vajoamiseen tai hukkumiseen muu moottoroitu alus
- V90.8Vesiliikennetapaturma, joka johtaa veteen vajoamiseen tai hukkumiseen moottoroimaton alus
- V90.9Vesiliikennetapaturma, joka johtaa veteen vajoamiseen tai hukkumiseen määrittämätön alus
V90Accident de bateau entraînant la noyade et la submersion
V90ongeval met vaartuig leidend tot verdrinking en onderdompeling
Listed through more specific codes:
- V90.00XADrowning and submersion due to merchant ship overturning, initial encounter
- V90.00XDDrowning and submersion due to merchant ship overturning, subsequent encounter
- V90.00XSDrowning and submersion due to merchant ship overturning, sequela
- V90.01XADrowning and submersion due to passenger ship overturning, initial encounter
- V90.01XDDrowning and submersion due to passenger ship overturning, subsequent encounter
- V90.01XSDrowning and submersion due to passenger ship overturning, sequela
- V90.02XADrowning and submersion due to fishing boat overturning, initial encounter
- V90.02XDDrowning and submersion due to fishing boat overturning, subsequent encounter
- and 136 more national subcodes
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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