2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code V09Pedestrian injured in other and unspecified transport accidents
V09 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for pedestrian injured in other and unspecified transport accidents, so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as V09.00XA, V09.00XD, V09.00XS, and V09.01XA.
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Specific Coding for Pedestrian injured in other and unsp transport accidentsOverview
Non-specific codes like V09 require more characters. Use one of these billable codes instead:
V09.0 for Pedestrian injured in nontraffic accident involving other and unspecified motor vehicles
V09.00 for Pedestrian injured in nontraffic accident involving unspecified motor vehicles
V09.01 for Pedestrian injured in nontraffic accident involving military vehicle
V09.09 for Pedestrian injured in nontraffic accident involving other motor vehicles
V09.1 for Pedestrian injured in unspecified nontraffic accident
V09.2 for Pedestrian injured in traffic accident involving other and unspecified motor vehicles
V09.20 for Pedestrian injured in traffic accident involving unspecified motor vehicles
V09.21 for Pedestrian injured in traffic accident involving military vehicle
V09.29 for Pedestrian injured in traffic accident involving other motor vehicles
V09.3 for Pedestrian injured in unspecified traffic accident
V09.9 for Pedestrian injured in unspecified transport accident
Tabular List NotesGuidance
Coding notes and annotation back-references applicable to this code.
7th Character Note
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V09
7th Character
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.
Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About V09Overview
Is V09 a billable code?
No. This is a category header that groups the codes for pedestrian injured in other and unspecified transport accidents, and headers cannot be submitted on claims. Claims for pedestrian injured in other and unspecified transport accidents need a more specific code from this category, such as V09.00XA, V09.00XD, and V09.00XS.
