W74⚠ Requires 7th Character

Unspecified cause of accidental drowning and submersion

⚠ 7th Character Required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code W74

This code is not valid for billing without a 7th character. Append one of the following to W74:

Ainitial encounterW74XXXA Dsubsequent encounterW74XXXD SsequelaW74XXXS

Sub-codes of W74(3)

W74 is a non-billable header. Select a sub-code to bill.

W74AUnspecified cause of accidental drowning and submersion, ini…✓ Billable W74DUnspecified cause of accidental drowning and submersion, sub…✓ Billable W74SUnspecified cause of accidental drowning and submersion, seq…✓ Billable

Inclusion Terms

•Drowning NOS

Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)

These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to W74 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.

Drowning (accidental)

Code Hierarchy

┌20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)├W65-W74Accidental non-transport drowning and submersion (W65-W74)├W74Unspecified cause of accidental drowning and submersion

└W74Unspecified cause of accidental drowning and submersion

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