Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code V97.81

Air transport accident involving military aircraft

ICD-10-CM Code:
V97.81
ICD-10 Code for:
Air transport accident involving military aircraft
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality
    (V01–Y99)
    • Transport accidents
      (V00-V99)
      • Other specified air transport accidents
        (V97)

V97.81 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of air transport accident involving military aircraft. 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 Air transport accident involving military aircraft

Non-specific codes like V97.81 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 air transport accident involving military aircraft:

  • V97.810 for Civilian aircraft involved in air transport accident with military aircraft - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V97.810A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V97.810D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V97.810S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • V97.811 for Civilian injured by military aircraft - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V97.811A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V97.811D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V97.811S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • V97.818 for Other air transport accident involving military aircraft - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V97.818A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V97.818D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V97.818S 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.