Is V44 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. V44 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does V44 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 V44?

V44 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

V44

V44 — Car occupant injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

V44 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for car occupant injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus. 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 V44

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 occupant injured in collision with military vehicle (V49.81)

Risk adjustment

V44 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 V44

9 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about V44

Is V44 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. V44 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does V44 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 V44?: V44 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.