V21
V21 — Motorcycle rider injured in collision with pedal cycle
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
V21 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for motorcycle rider injured in collision with pedal cycle. 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 V21
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
V21 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 V21
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- V21.0Motorcycle driver injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accident
- V21.1Motorcycle passenger injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accident
- V21.2Unspecified motorcycle rider injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accident
- V21.3Person boarding or alighting a motorcycle injured in collision with pedal cycle
- V21.4Motorcycle driver injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident
- V21.5Motorcycle passenger injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident
- V21.9Unspecified motorcycle rider injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident
Questions about V21
- Is V21 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. V21 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does V21 sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Motorcycle rider injured in transport accident (V20-V29).