Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code V81.8

Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in other specified railway accidents

ICD-10-CM Code:
V81.8
ICD-10 Code for:
Occupant of rail trn/veh injured in oth railway accidents
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality
    (V01–Y99)
    • Transport accidents
      (V00-V99)
      • Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in transport accident
        (V81)

V81.8 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in other specified railway accidents. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Occupant of rail trn/veh injured in oth railway accidents

Non-specific codes like V81.8 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for occupant of rail trn/veh injured in oth railway accidents:

  • V81.81 for Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to explosion or fire on train - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V81.81XA for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V81.81XD for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V81.81XS for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • V81.82 for Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to object falling onto train - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V81.82XA for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V81.82XD for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V81.82XS for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • V81.83 for Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to collision with military vehicle - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V81.83XA for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V81.83XD for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V81.83XS for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • V81.89 for Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to other specified railway accident - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V81.89XA for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V81.89XD for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V81.89XS for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.