Is V45 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. V45 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does V45 sit in the tabular list?

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

V45

V45 — Car occupant injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

V45 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for car occupant injured in collision with railway train or railway 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 V45

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Risk adjustment

V45 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 V45

9 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about V45

Is V45 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. V45 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does V45 sit in the tabular list?: External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Car occupant injured in transport accident (V40-V49).