X38 Flood

Category / Non-billable header

Block: Accidents (V00-X58)

Includes

  • Flood arising from remote storm
  • Flood of cataclysmic nature arising from melting snow
  • Flood resulting directly from storm

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • collapse of dam or man-made structure causing earth movement (X36.0)
  • tidal wave NOS (X37.41)
  • tidal wave caused by storm (X37.42)

Last reviewed: September 2026