V97.1
V97.1: Person injured while boarding or alighting from aircraft
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
V97.1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for person injured while boarding or alighting from aircraft. 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 V97
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Other codes that can never be billed with V97.1
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- V97.0Occupant of aircraft injured in other specified air transport accidents
- V97.0XXAOccupant of aircraft injured in other specified air transport accidents, initial encounter
- V97.0XXDOccupant of aircraft injured in other specified air transport accidents, subsequent encounter
- V97.0XXSOccupant of aircraft injured in other specified air transport accidents, sequela
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Fall, falling›from, off, out of›aircraft NEC›while boarding or alighting
- Fall, falling›in, on›aircraft NEC›while boarding or alighting
- Accident›transport›aircraft NEC›occupant injured›while boarding or alighting
- Accident›transport›aircraft NEC›person›while boarding or alighting aircraft
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead V97.1
3 child codes. Green means billable.