V51
V51 — Occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with pedal cycle
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
V51 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with pedal cycle. 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 V51
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
V51 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 V51
9 child codes. Green means billable.
- V51.0Driver of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accident
- V51.1Passenger in pick-up truck or van injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accident
- V51.2Person on outside of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accident
- V51.3Unspecified occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accident
- V51.4Person boarding or alighting a pick-up truck or van injured in collision with pedal cycle
- V51.5Driver of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident
- V51.6Passenger in pick-up truck or van injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident
- V51.7Person on outside of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident
- V51.9Unspecified occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident
Questions about V51
- Is V51 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. V51 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does V51 sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in transport accident (V50-V59).