V04.038A
V04.038A — Pedestrian on other standing micro-mobility pedestrian conveyance injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
V04.038A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for pedestrian on other standing micro-mobility pedestrian conveyance injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "A" — initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V04
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Pedestrian on hoverboard injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident
- Pedestrian on segway injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident
Risk adjustment
V04.038A does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share V04.038. If V04.038A is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- V04.038DPedestrian on other standing micro-mobility pedestrian conveyance injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V04.038SPedestrian on other standing micro-mobility pedestrian conveyance injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident, sequela
Questions about V04.038A
- Is V04.038A a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. V04.038A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does V04.038A sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Pedestrian injured in transport accident (V00-V09).