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ICD-10/V39.81XA

V39.81XA ICD-10-CM Code: Occupant (driver) (passenger) of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in transport accident with military vehicle, initial encounter

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Occupant (driver) (passenger) of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in transport accident with military vehicle, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V39.81A).

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for V39.81XA in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Includes

Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.

  • motorized tricycle
  • motorized rickshaw
  • three-wheeled motor car

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2016 baseline of the change ledger.

Verify Before Coding

  • Billable — reportable as written.
  • Principal-diagnosis restriction. External cause of morbidity codes (V, W, X and Y) describe the circumstance that caused an injury, not the condition treated. The Medicare Code Editor rejects them as a principal diagnosis; sequence the injury or condition first and report this code as secondary.

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.

Relationships & Classification

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):EXT007 — External cause codes: motor vehicle traffic (MVT); initial encounter; EXT020 — External cause codes: intent of injury, accidental/unintentional.

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Does V39.81XA require a 7th character?

Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V39.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to V39.81XA in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • V39.69XA — Unspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, initial encounter
  • V39.69XD — Unspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
  • V39.69XS — Unspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequela
  • V39.8 — Occupant (driver) (passenger) of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in other specified transport accidents
  • V39.81 — Occupant (driver) (passenger) of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in transport accident with military vehicle
  • V39.81XD — Occupant (driver) (passenger) of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in transport accident with military vehicle, subsequent encounter
  • V39.81XS — Occupant (driver) (passenger) of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in transport accident with military vehicle, sequela
  • V39.89 — Occupant (driver) (passenger) of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in other specified transport accidents
  • V39.89XA — Occupant (driver) (passenger) of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in other specified transport accidents, initial encounter
  • V39.89XD — Occupant (driver) (passenger) of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in other specified transport accidents, subsequent encounter

View all codes in the V39 family