Is V97.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. V97.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does V97.8 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 V97.8?

V97.8 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

V97.8

V97.8 — Other air transport accidents, not elsewhere classified

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

V97.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other air transport accidents, not elsewhere classified. 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

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

aircraft accident NOS (V95.9)
exposure to changes in air pressure during ascent or descent (W94.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with V97.8

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at V97.8. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading V97.8 alone.

Y37Military operations

Risk adjustment

V97.8 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 V97.8

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share V97. If V97.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about V97.8

Is V97.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. V97.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does V97.8 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 V97.8?: V97.8 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.