V80.018S
V80.018S — Animal-rider injured by fall from or being thrown from other animal in noncollision accident, sequela
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
V80.018S is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for animal-rider injured by fall from or being thrown from other animal in noncollision accident, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "S" — sequela
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V80
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
V80.018S 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.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share V80.018. If V80.018S is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about V80.018S
- Is V80.018S a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. V80.018S is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does V80.018S sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Other land transport accidents (V80-V89).