V28
V28 — Motorcycle rider injured in noncollision transport accident
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
V28 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for motorcycle 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 V28
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Includes
Conditions this code covers.
- fall or thrown from motorcycle (without antecedent collision)
- overturning motorcycle NOS
- overturning motorcycle without collision
Risk adjustment
V28 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 V28
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- V28.0Motorcycle driver injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident
- V28.1Motorcycle passenger injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident
- V28.2Unspecified motorcycle rider injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident
- V28.3Person boarding or alighting a motorcycle injured in noncollision transport accident
- V28.4Motorcycle driver injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident
- V28.5Motorcycle passenger injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident
- V28.9Unspecified motorcycle rider injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident
Questions about V28
- Is V28 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. V28 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does V28 sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Motorcycle rider injured in transport accident (V20-V29).