V97.89XA

V97.89XA: Other air transport accidents, not elsewhere classified, initial encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

V97.89XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other air transport accidents, not elsewhere classified, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check V97.89XA with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "A": initial encounter

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

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Inclusion terms

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

Injury from machinery on aircraft

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above V97.89XA

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on V97.8: Other air transport accidents, not elsewhere classified

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

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.