Is V85 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. V85 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does V85 sit in the tabular list?

External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Other land transport accidents (V80-V89).

What cannot be coded together with V85?

V85 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

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

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at V85. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading V85 alone.

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

Risk adjustment

V85 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 V85

9 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about V85

Is V85 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. V85 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does V85 sit in the tabular list?: External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Other land transport accidents (V80-V89).
What cannot be coded together with V85?: V85 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.