Is V97.0XXS a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. V97.0XXS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does V97.0XXS sit in the tabular list?

External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Air and space transport accidents (V95-V97).

What cannot be coded together with V97.0XXS?

V97.0XXS carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above V97.0XXS (V97.0) and apply to it just the same.

V97.0XXS

V97.0XXS — Occupant of aircraft injured in other specified air transport accidents, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

V97.0XXS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for occupant of aircraft injured in other specified air transport accidents, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.

7th character "S" — sequela

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V97

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.

accident while boarding or alighting aircraft (V97.1)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Fall in, on or from aircraft in air transport accident

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above V97.0XXS

These are not written on V97.0XXS, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing V97.0XXS with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on V97.0 — Occupant of aircraft injured in other specified air transport accidents

accident while boarding or alighting aircraft (V97.1)

Risk adjustment

V97.0XXS 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 history

V97.0XXS has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share V97.0. If V97.0XXS is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about V97.0XXS

Is V97.0XXS a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. V97.0XXS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does V97.0XXS sit in the tabular list?: External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Air and space transport accidents (V95-V97).
What cannot be coded together with V97.0XXS?: V97.0XXS carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above V97.0XXS (V97.0) and apply to it just the same.