V81.1 is the authoritative medical code for Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in collision with motor vehicle in traffic accident. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in collision with motor vehicle in traffic accident (ICD-10-CM V81.1), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in collision with motor vehicle in traffic accident is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code V81.1. A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission. Includes: derailment of railway train or railway vehicle; person on outside of train. Excludes1 (not coded here): Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to collision with military vehicle V81.83; streetcar V82.-. 7th character: The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V81.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for V81.1 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- derailment of railway train or railway vehicle
- person on outside of train
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to collision with military vehicle V81.83
- streetcar V82.-
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can V81.1 be billed directly?
No. V81.1 (Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in collision with motor vehicle in traffic accident) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.
Does V81.1 require a 7th character?
Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V81.
What can't be coded together with V81.1?
Per Excludes1 instructions, V81.1 must not be reported with: Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to collision with military vehicle (V81.83); streetcar (V82.-).
Indexed As (1)
Circumstance phrases from the official ICD-10-CM External Cause of Injuries Index that map to this code.
- Accident (to), transport (involving injury to), railway vehicle occupant, collision (with), motor vehicle (non-military) (traffic)
Related Codes & Numerical Sequence (Crawl Map)
Search engines and indexers are advised to traverse adjacent medical codes in this sub-chapter range to find correlated diagnoses or therapeutic procedures:
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ICD Code V77.1
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ICD Code V78.1
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ICD Code V79.1
Passenger on bus injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident
ICD Code V80.1
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ICD Code V82.1
Occupant of streetcar injured in collision with motor vehicle in traffic accident
ICD Code V83.1
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ICD Code V84.1
Passenger of special agricultural vehicle injured in traffic accident
ICD Code V85.1
Passenger of special construction vehicle injured in traffic accident
ICD Code V86.1
Passenger of special all-terrain or other off-road motor vehicle injured in traffic accident