Is V40 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. V40 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does V40 sit in the tabular list?

External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Car occupant injured in transport accident (V40-V49).

What cannot be coded together with V40?

V40 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

V40

V40 — Car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

V40 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal. 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 V40

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

car collision with animal-drawn vehicle or animal being ridden (V46.-)

Risk adjustment

V40 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 V40

9 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about V40

Is V40 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. V40 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does V40 sit in the tabular list?: External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Car occupant injured in transport accident (V40-V49).
What cannot be coded together with V40?: V40 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.