V96.1
V96.1 — Hang-glider accident injuring occupant
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
V96.1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for hang-glider accident injuring occupant. 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 V96
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
V96.1 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 V96.1
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- V96.10Unspecified hang-glider accident injuring occupant
- V96.11Hang-glider crash injuring occupant
- V96.12Forced landing of hang-glider injuring occupant
- V96.13Hang-glider collision injuring occupant
- V96.14Hang-glider fire injuring occupant
- V96.15Hang-glider explosion injuring occupant
- V96.19Other hang-glider accident injuring occupant
Related codes at this level
Codes that share V96. If V96.1 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about V96.1
- Is V96.1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. V96.1 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does V96.1 sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Air and space transport accidents (V95-V97).