Is V29.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. V29.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does V29.8 sit in the tabular list?

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

V29.8

V29.8 — Motorcycle rider (driver) (passenger) injured in other specified transport accidents

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

V29.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for motorcycle rider (driver) (passenger) injured in other specified transport accidents. 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 V29

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Other codes that can never be billed with V29.8

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at V29.8. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading V29.8 alone.

V24Motorcycle rider injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus
Y36Operations of war
Y37Military operations

Risk adjustment

V29.8 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 V29.8

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share V29. If V29.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about V29.8

Is V29.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. V29.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does V29.8 sit in the tabular list?: External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Motorcycle rider injured in transport accident (V20-V29).