W16.222D Fall in (into) bucket of water causing other injury, subsequent encounter

ICD-10-CM Code W16.222D: Fall in (into) bucket of water causing other injury, subsequent encounter

ICD-10-CM code W16.222D is identified as an injury concept denoting a fall into a bucket of water causing other injury during a subsequent encounter. Public sources establish this code's semantic type and list related initial encounter codes for water falls. The provided excerpts do not detail specific treatment, coverage, or clinical guidelines for this exact subsequent encounter code. 5 3

Plain-language overview

Code W16.222D carries the preferred name "Fall in (into) bucket of water causing other injury, subsequent encounter" and is classified under the semantic type of injury or poisoning. 5

What this code represents

The provided sources list W16222A as the initial encounter for a fall into a bucket of water causing other injury, while W16.222D represents the subsequent encounter for this same injury concept. 3 5

Coding details

A related initial encounter code, W16222A, is listed alongside other water fall codes such as W16012A for swimming pools and W16112A for natural bodies of water. 3

Documentation considerations

Injury surveillance systems record clinical data including the nature of the injury and its anatomic location, and they recognize buckets as a surface of water where falls can occur. 4

What the sources add

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control tracks non-fatal injuries by gathering clinical data relevant to the injury, whereas the EVS Explore database provides the semantic type and preferred name for W16.222D. 4 5

Clinical context

Submersion in water involves risk factors such as young age, male sex, alcohol and drug use, inadequate supervision, preexisting medical conditions, and lack of swimming ability. 1

Standing water can contain sharp objects like glass or metal fragments that can cause injury and lead to infection, and exposure to contaminated water can cause infectious diseases. 2

Coverage and utilization context

A Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services technical report includes W16222A in a list of fall codes, while a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention publication provides a framework for collecting non-fatal injury data. 3 4

Sources

1. Bookshelf — ncbi.nlm.nih.gov; accessed 2026-07-25.
2. Safety Guidelines: Floodwater — cdc.gov; accessed 2026-07-25.
3. Skilled Nursing Facility—Falls with Major Injury ... — cms.gov; accessed 2026-07-25.
4. Surveillance of Non-Fatal Injuries Treated In Emergency ... — stacks.cdc.gov; accessed 2026-07-25.
5. EVS Explore — evsexplore.semantics.cancer.gov; accessed 2026-07-25.