W69 - Accidental drowning and submersion while in natural water

The ICD 10 Code for Accidental drowning and submersion while in natural water is listed as W69.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	W69
Description:	Accidental drowning and submersion while in natural water Accidental drowning and submersion while in lake Accidental drowning and submersion while in open sea Accidental drowning and submersion while in river Accidental drowning and submersion while in stream Excludes1: accidental drowning and submersion due to fall into natural body of water (W16.111, W16.121, W16.131) The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code W69 A - initial encounter D - subsequent encounter S - sequela

Chapter	External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)