ICD-10-CM W16: Fall, jump or diving into water

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for W16

Fall, jump or diving into water

Coding Notes & Guidelines for W16

Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • accidental non-watercraft drowning and submersion not involving fall (W65-W74)
  • effects of air pressure from diving (W94.-)
  • fall into water from watercraft (V90-V94)
  • hitting an object or against bottom when falling from watercraft (V94.0)
Excludes1: Not Coded Here

fall into empty swimming pool (W17.3)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

drowning and submersion while in swimming pool without fall (W67)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

drowning and submersion while in swimming pool without fall (W67)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

drowning and submersion while in swimming pool without fall (W67)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

drowning and submersion while in natural body of water without fall (W69)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

drowning and submersion while in natural body of water without fall (W69)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

drowning and submersion while in natural body of water without fall (W69)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

fall into empty bathtub (W18.2)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

drowning and submersion while in filled bathtub without fall (W65)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

drowning and submersion while in other water without fall (W73)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

drowning and submersion while in other water without fall (W73)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

drowning and submersion while in other water without fall (W73)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

drowning and submersion while in swimming pool without jumping or diving (W67)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

drowning and submersion while in swimming pool without jumping or diving (W67)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

drowning and submersion while in swimming pool without jumping or diving (W67)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

drowning and submersion while in natural body of water without jumping or diving (W69)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

drowning and submersion while in natural body of water without jumping or diving (W69)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

Fall from boat into water -see watercraft accident (V90-V94)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

drowning and submersion while in other water without jumping or diving (W73)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

drowning and submersion while in other water without jumping or diving (W73)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

drowning and submersion while in other water without jumping or diving (W73)

Excludes2: Not Included Here

striking or hitting diving board (W21.4)

Inclusion Terms

Fall into swimming pool NOS

Inclusion Terms
  • Fall into lake
  • Fall into open sea
  • Fall into river
  • Fall into stream
Inclusion Terms
  • Fall into fountain
  • Fall into reservoir
Inclusion Terms
  • Jumping or diving into lake
  • Jumping or diving into open sea
  • Jumping or diving into river
  • Jumping or diving into stream
Inclusion Terms
  • Jumping or diving into fountain
  • Jumping or diving into reservoir
7th Character Guidance

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W16

7th Character Definitions
  • A: initial encounter
  • D: subsequent encounter
  • S: sequela

Child Codes (More Specific Codes for W16):

W16.0 - Fall into swimming pool W16.01 - Fall into swimming pool striking water surface W16.011 - Fall into swimming pool striking water surface causing drowning and submersion W16.012 - Fall into swimming pool striking water surface causing other injury W16.02 - Fall into swimming pool striking bottom W16.021 - Fall into swimming pool striking bottom causing drowning and submersion W16.022 - Fall into swimming pool striking bottom causing other injury W16.03 - Fall into swimming pool striking wall W16.031 - Fall into swimming pool striking wall causing drowning and submersion W16.032 - Fall into swimming pool striking wall causing other injury W16.1 - Fall into natural body of water W16.11 - Fall into natural body of water striking water surface W16.111 - Fall into natural body of water striking water surface causing drowning and submersion W16.112 - Fall into natural body of water striking water surface causing other injury W16.12 - Fall into natural body of water striking bottom W16.121 - Fall into natural body of water striking bottom causing drowning and submersion W16.122 - Fall into natural body of water striking bottom causing other injury W16.13 - Fall into natural body of water striking side W16.131 - Fall into natural body of water striking side causing drowning and submersion W16.132 - Fall into natural body of water striking side causing other injury W16.2 - Fall in (into) filled bathtub or bucket of water W16.21 - Fall in (into) filled bathtub W16.211 - Fall in (into) filled bathtub causing drowning and submersion W16.212 - Fall in (into) filled bathtub causing other injury W16.22 - Fall in (into) bucket of water W16.221 - Fall in (into) bucket of water causing drowning and submersion W16.222 - Fall in (into) bucket of water causing other injury W16.3 - Fall into other water W16.31 - Fall into other water striking water surface W16.311 - Fall into other water striking water surface causing drowning and submersion W16.312 - Fall into other water striking water surface causing other injury W16.32 - Fall into other water striking bottom W16.321 - Fall into other water striking bottom causing drowning and submersion W16.322 - Fall into other water striking bottom causing other injury W16.33 - Fall into other water striking wall W16.331 - Fall into other water striking wall causing drowning and submersion W16.332 - Fall into other water striking wall causing other injury W16.4 - Fall into unspecified water W16.41 - Fall into unspecified water causing drowning and submersion W16.42 - Fall into unspecified water causing other injury W16.5 - Jumping or diving into swimming pool W16.51 - Jumping or diving into swimming pool striking water surface W16.511 - Jumping or diving into swimming pool striking water surface causing drowning and submersion W16.512 - Jumping or diving into swimming pool striking water surface causing other injury W16.52 - Jumping or diving into swimming pool striking bottom W16.521 - Jumping or diving into swimming pool striking bottom causing drowning and submersion W16.522 - Jumping or diving into swimming pool striking bottom causing other injury W16.53 - Jumping or diving into swimming pool striking wall W16.531 - Jumping or diving into swimming pool striking wall causing drowning and submersion W16.532 - Jumping or diving into swimming pool striking wall causing other injury W16.6 - Jumping or diving into natural body of water W16.61 - Jumping or diving into natural body of water striking water surface W16.611 - Jumping or diving into natural body of water striking water surface causing drowning and submersion W16.612 - Jumping or diving into natural body of water striking water surface causing other injury W16.62 - Jumping or diving into natural body of water striking bottom W16.621 - Jumping or diving into natural body of water striking bottom causing drowning and submersion W16.622 - Jumping or diving into natural body of water striking bottom causing other injury W16.7 - Jumping or diving from boat W16.71 - Jumping or diving from boat striking water surface W16.711 - Jumping or diving from boat striking water surface causing drowning and submersion W16.712 - Jumping or diving from boat striking water surface causing other injury W16.72 - Jumping or diving from boat striking bottom W16.721 - Jumping or diving from boat striking bottom causing drowning and submersion W16.722 - Jumping or diving from boat striking bottom causing other injury W16.8 - Jumping or diving into other water W16.81 - Jumping or diving into other water striking water surface W16.811 - Jumping or diving into other water striking water surface causing drowning and submersion W16.812 - Jumping or diving into other water striking water surface causing other injury W16.82 - Jumping or diving into other water striking bottom W16.821 - Jumping or diving into other water striking bottom causing drowning and submersion W16.822 - Jumping or diving into other water striking bottom causing other injury W16.83 - Jumping or diving into other water striking wall W16.831 - Jumping or diving into other water striking wall causing drowning and submersion W16.832 - Jumping or diving into other water striking wall causing other injury W16.9 - Jumping or diving into unspecified water W16.91 - Jumping or diving into unspecified water causing drowning and submersion W16.92 - Jumping or diving into unspecified water causing other injury

About ICD-10-CM Code W16 (Fall)

ICD-10-CM code W16 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM W16 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about W16 - Fall, jump or diving into water. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Fall related to jump or diving into water.