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