ICD-10 diagnosis code

W16 Diving or jumping into water causing injury other than drowning or submersion

W16 is the ICD-10 code for Diving or jumping into water causing injury other than drowning or submersion. It is a three-character category that is not subdivided further. It belongs to the block W00–W19 (Falls) 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 W16 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

striking or hitting:
- against bottom when jumping or diving into shallow water
- wall or diving board of swimming-pool
- water surface

What W16 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

accidental drowning and submersion W65-W74
diving with insufficient air supply W81
effects of air pressure from diving W94

W16 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

W16Dykning eller hopp i vatten med annan skada än drunkning eller drunkningstillbud

W16.0Dykning eller hopp i vatten med annan skada än drunkning eller drunkningstillbud - bostad och bostadsområde
W16.1Dykning eller hopp i vatten med annan skada än drunkning eller drunkningstillbud - institutionellt boende
W16.2Dykning eller hopp i vatten med annan skada än drunkning eller drunkningstillbud - skola, annan institution och offentlig lokal
W16.3Dykning eller hopp i vatten med annan skada än drunkning eller drunkningstillbud - idrotts- och sportanläggning
W16.4Dykning eller hopp i vatten med annan skada än drunkning eller drunkningstillbud - gata och väg
W16.5Dykning eller hopp i vatten med annan skada än drunkning eller drunkningstillbud - butiks-, handels- eller serviceområde
W16.6Dykning eller hopp i vatten med annan skada än drunkning eller drunkningstillbud - industriområde, byggarbetsplats
W16.7Dykning eller hopp i vatten med annan skada än drunkning eller drunkningstillbud - lantbruksområde
and 2 more national subcodes

FinlandICD-10-FI

W16Sukeltaminen tai hyppääminen veteen seurauksena muu vaurio kuin hukkuminen

FranceICD-10-FR

W16Plongée ou saut dans l'eau provoquant une lésion traumatique autre que noyade ou submersion

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

W16duiken of springen in water leidend tot letsel anders dan door verdrinking of

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

W16.011AFall into swimming pool striking water surface causing drowning and submersion, initial encounter
W16.011DFall into swimming pool striking water surface causing drowning and submersion, subsequent encounter
W16.011SFall into swimming pool striking water surface causing drowning and submersion, sequela
W16.012AFall into swimming pool striking water surface causing other injury, initial encounter
W16.012DFall into swimming pool striking water surface causing other injury, subsequent encounter
W16.012SFall into swimming pool striking water surface causing other injury, sequela
W16.021AFall into swimming pool striking bottom causing drowning and submersion, initial encounter
W16.021DFall into swimming pool striking bottom causing drowning and submersion, subsequent encounter
and 130 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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