V18
V18 — Pedal cycle rider injured in noncollision transport accident
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
V18 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for pedal cycle rider injured in noncollision transport 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 V18
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Includes
Conditions this code covers.
- fall or thrown from pedal cycle (without antecedent collision)
- overturning pedal cycle NOS
- overturning pedal cycle without collision
Risk adjustment
V18 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.
Code to one of these instead V18
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- V18.0Pedal cycle driver injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident
- V18.1Pedal cycle passenger injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident
- V18.2Unspecified pedal cyclist injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident
- V18.3Person boarding or alighting a pedal cycle injured in noncollision transport accident
- V18.4Pedal cycle driver injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident
- V18.5Pedal cycle passenger injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident
- V18.9Unspecified pedal cyclist injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident
Questions about V18
- Is V18 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. V18 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does V18 sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Pedal cycle rider injured in transport accident (V10-V19).