ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
W65-W74 — Accidental non-transport drowning and submersion
Every ICD-10-CM code in this range and the PDGM clinical group CMS assigns to it, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26.
Codes in range
15
No clinical group
15
A period cannot be grouped from these.
Barred as primary
0
CMS rejects these in the primary position.
Where these codes group
None of the 15 codes in W65-W74 is assigned a PDGM clinical group. A 30-day period cannot be grouped from any of them, so none can hold the primary position on a home health claim.
Code families in W65-W74
One page per three-character family: every code in it, whether it can lead a claim, its clinical group and comorbidity subgroup.
- W65Accidental drowning and submersion while in bath-tub3 codes
- W67Accidental drowning and submersion while in swimming-pool3 codes
- W69Accidental drowning and submersion while in natural water3 codes
- W73Other specified cause of accidental non-transport drowning and submersion3 codes
- W74Unspecified cause of accidental drowning and submersion3 codes
Every code in W65-W74
Descriptions are CMS’s own, abbreviated as CMS abbreviates them.
| Code | Description | Clinical group | Primary position |
|---|---|---|---|
| W65XXXA | Accidental drowning and submersion while in bath-tub, init | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| W65XXXD | Accidental drowning and submersion while in bath-tub, subs | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| W65XXXS | Accidental drown while in bath-tub, sequela | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| W67XXXA | Accidental drown while in swimming-pool, init | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| W67XXXD | Accidental drown while in swimming-pool, subs | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| W67XXXS | Accidental drown while in swimming-pool, sequela | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| W69XXXA | Accidental drown while in natural water, init | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| W69XXXD | Accidental drown while in natural water, subs | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| W69XXXS | Accidental drown while in natural water, sequela | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| W73XXXA | Oth cause of accidental non-transport drown, init | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| W73XXXD | Oth cause of accidental non-transport drown, subs | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| W73XXXS | Oth cause of accidental non-transport drown, sequela | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| W74XXXA | Unsp cause of accidental drowning and submersion, init | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| W74XXXD | Unsp cause of accidental drowning and submersion, subs | None | Cannot lead a claim |
| W74XXXS | Unsp cause of accidental drowning and submersion, sequela | None | Cannot lead a claim |
Source: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.
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