Is V26 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. V26 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does V26 sit in the tabular list?

External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Motorcycle rider injured in transport accident (V20-V29).

V26

V26 — Motorcycle rider injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

V26 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for motorcycle rider injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle. 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 V26

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Includes

Conditions this code covers.

collision with animal-drawn vehicle, animal being ridden, streetcar

Other codes that can never be billed with V26

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at V26. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading V26 alone.

V20Motorcycle rider injured in collision with pedestrian or animal

Risk adjustment

V26 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 V26

7 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about V26

Is V26 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. V26 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does V26 sit in the tabular list?: External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Motorcycle rider injured in transport accident (V20-V29).