2022 ICD-10-CM Code V88.6

Person injured in collision between railway train or railway vehicle and car, nontraffic

  1. ICD-10-CM Index
  2. Chapter: V01–Y98
  3. Section: V00-V99
  4. Block: V88
  5. V88.6 - Person injured in clsn betw rail trn/veh and car, nontraf
Version 2021
Non-Billable Code

Not Valid for Submission

ICD-10:V88.6
Short Description:Person injured in clsn betw rail trn/veh and car, nontraf
Long Description:Person injured in collision between railway train or railway vehicle and car, nontraffic

Code Classification

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y98)
    • Transport accidents (V00-V99)
      • Nontraf of spcf type but victim's mode of transport unknown (V88)

V88.6 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of person injured in collision between railway train or railway vehicle and car, nontraffic. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2022 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 for Person injured in clsn betw rail trn/veh and car, nontraf

Non-specific codes like V88.6 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10 codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for person injured in clsn betw rail trn/veh and car, nontraf:

  • BILLABLE CODE - Use V88.6XXA for initial encounter
  • BILLABLE CODE - Use V88.6XXD for subsequent encounter
  • BILLABLE CODE - Use V88.6XXS for sequela

Index of External Cause of Injuries

References found for the code V88.6 in the External Cause of Injuries Index:

Code History

  • 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 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)

Previous Code: V88.5XXS

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