V86.31

V86.31: Unspecified occupant of ambulance or fire engine injured in traffic accident

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

V86.31 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified occupant of ambulance or fire engine injured in traffic 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 V86

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above V86.31

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on V86: Occupant of special all-terrain or other off-road motor vehicle, injured in transport accident

special all-terrain vehicle in stationary use or maintenance (W31.-)
sport-utility vehicle (V50-V59)
three-wheeled motor vehicle designed for on-road use (V30-V39)

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Accident›transport›ambulance occupant(traffic)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead V86.31

3 child codes. Green means billable.