Is V06.99 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. V06.99 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does V06.99 sit in the tabular list?

External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Pedestrian injured in transport accident (V00-V09).

V06.99

V06.99 — Pedestrian with other conveyance injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

V06.99 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for pedestrian with other conveyance injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.

This code requires a 7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V06

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Pedestrian with baby stroller injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident
Pedestrian on ice-skates injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident
Pedestrian on nonmotorized scooter injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident
Pedestrian on sled injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident
Pedestrian on snowboard injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident
Pedestrian on snow-skis injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident
Pedestrian in wheelchair (powered) injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident
Pedestrian in motorized mobility scooter injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident

Risk adjustment

V06.99 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.

How V06.99 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to V06.99.

Accident›transport›pedestrian›conveyance›baby stroller›collision›animal being ridden or animal drawn vehicle
Accident›transport›pedestrian›conveyance›baby stroller›collision›streetcar
Accident›transport›pedestrian›conveyance›flat-bottomed NEC›collision›animal being ridden or animal drawn vehicle
Accident›transport›pedestrian›conveyance›flat-bottomed NEC›collision›streetcar
Accident›transport›pedestrian›conveyance›gliding type NEC›collision›animal being ridden or animal drawn vehicle
Accident›transport›pedestrian›conveyance›gliding type NEC›collision›streetcar
Accident›transport›pedestrian›conveyance›ice skates›collision›animal being ridden or animal drawn vehicle
Accident›transport›pedestrian›conveyance›ice skates›collision›streetcar
Accident›transport›pedestrian›conveyance›rolling type NEC›collision›animal being ridden or animal drawn vehicle
Accident›transport›pedestrian›conveyance›rolling type NEC›collision›streetcar
Accident›transport›pedestrian›conveyance›scooter›collision›animal being ridden or animal drawn vehicle
Accident›transport›pedestrian›conveyance›scooter›collision›streetcar

Code to one of these instead V06.99

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share V06.9. If V06.99 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about V06.99

Is V06.99 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. V06.99 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does V06.99 sit in the tabular list?: External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Pedestrian injured in transport accident (V00-V09).