Is V42 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. V42 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does V42 sit in the tabular list?

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

V42

V42 — Car occupant injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

V42 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for car occupant injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor 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 V42

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Risk adjustment

V42 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 V42

9 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about V42

Is V42 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. V42 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does V42 sit in the tabular list?: External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Car occupant injured in transport accident (V40-V49).