V85

V85: Occupant of special construction vehicle injured in transport accident

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

V85 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for occupant of special construction vehicle injured in transport 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 V85

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.

special industrial vehicle (V83.-)
special construction vehicle in stationary use or maintenance (W31.-)

Includes

Conditions this code covers.

bulldozer
digger
dump truck
earth-leveller
mechanical shovel
road-roller

Other codes that can never be billed with V85

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

V83Occupant of special vehicle mainly used on industrial premises injured in transport accident

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead V85

9 child codes. Green means billable.