V89
V89 — Motor- or nonmotor-vehicle accident, type of vehicle unspecified
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
V89 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for motor- or nonmotor-vehicle accident, type of vehicle unspecified. 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 V89
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
V89 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 V89
5 child codes. Green means billable.
- V89.0Person injured in unspecified motor-vehicle accident, nontraffic
- V89.1Person injured in unspecified nonmotor-vehicle accident, nontraffic
- V89.2Person injured in unspecified motor-vehicle accident, traffic
- V89.3Person injured in unspecified nonmotor-vehicle accident, traffic
- V89.9Person injured in unspecified vehicle accident
Questions about V89
- Is V89 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. V89 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does V89 sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Other land transport accidents (V80-V89).