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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

V81.0XXAOccupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in collision with motor vehicle in nontraffic accident, initial encounter

✓ Billable / specificPOA exemptRequires 7th character

V81.0XXA is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in collision with motor vehicle in nontraffic accident, initial encounter. It can be reported on claims for dates of service from October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027.Short description: Occ of rail trn/veh injured in clsn w mtr veh nontraf, init

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About V81.0XXA

V81.0XXA is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in collision with motor vehicle in nontraffic accident, initial encounter. It belongs to category V81 (occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in transport accident), block V80-V89 (other land transport accidents) and chapter 20 (external causes of morbidity). It is billable, so it can be reported on its own for dates of service from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

The 7th character "A" means initial encounter: use it while the patient is receiving active treatment for the condition.

It is not a CC or MCC, so as a secondary diagnosis it doesn't change the MS-DRG severity level.

It is exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting, so no POA indicator is required.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Before ICD-10, this condition was coded in ICD-9-CM as E822.8 (other motor vehicle nontraffic accident involving collision with moving object injuring other specified person).

7th character

Ainitial encounter

Other encounter types for V81.0:

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to V81.0XXA.

› From V81.0 Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in collision with motor vehicle in nontraffic accident
Excludes1
  • Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to collision with military vehicle (V81.83)
› From V81 Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in transport accident
Includes
  • derailment of railway train or railway vehicle
  • person on outside of train
Excludes1
  • streetcar (V82.-)

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity.

ICD-9-CM equivalent

Converter →
  • E822.8Other motor vehicle nontraffic accident involving collision with moving object injuring other specified personapproximate

From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.

Code history

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  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about V81.0XXA

Is V81.0XXA billable?

Yes. V81.0XXA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).

What does the "A" at the end of V81.0XXA mean?

It is the 7th character for initial encounter. Per the official guidelines, use it while the patient is receiving active treatment for the condition.

Can V81.0XXA be used as a principal diagnosis?

Yes. The Medicare Code Editor doesn't restrict V81.0XXA as a principal diagnosis.

Is V81.0XXA a CC or MCC?

No. V81.0XXA is neither a CC nor an MCC under MS-DRG v44.0.

What is the ICD-9 code for V81.0XXA?

The CMS General Equivalence Mappings map V81.0XXA to ICD-9-CM E822.8.