Is V52.1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. V52.1 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does V52.1 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).

V52.1

V52.1 — Passenger in pick-up truck or van injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accident

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

V52.1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for passenger in pick-up truck or van injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accident. 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 V52

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Risk adjustment

V52.1 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.

How V52.1 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to V52.1.

Accident›transport›pickup truck occupant›passenger›collision›three wheeled motor vehicle›nontraffic
Accident›transport›pickup truck occupant›passenger›collision›two wheeled motor vehicle›nontraffic
Accident›transport›van occupant›passenger›collision›three wheeled motor vehicle›nontraffic
Accident›transport›van occupant›passenger›collision›two wheeled motor vehicle›nontraffic

Code to one of these instead V52.1

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share V52. If V52.1 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about V52.1

Is V52.1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. V52.1 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does V52.1 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).