V05.938S — Pedestrian on other standing micro-mobility pedestrian conveyance injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident, sequela
Is V05.938S billable?
Yes, but V05.938S is an unspecified code. V05.938S is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, V05.938S is an unspecified or catch-all code. Payers apply additional scrutiny to unspecified codes and many deny them when the medical record supports a more specific option, so check the documentation before selecting V05.938S — the more specific alternatives are listed below.
V05.938S at a glance
| Code | V05.938S |
|---|---|
| Description | Pedestrian on other standing micro-mobility pedestrian conveyance injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident, sequela |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
| 7th character "S" | sequela |
What does the 7th character "S" mean in V05.938S?
In V05.938S, the 7th character S means sequela. The 7th character is required for V05.938S to be a valid, complete code.
Same condition, different episode of care — switch the 7th character:
How is V05.938S listed in the External Cause Index?
The External Cause of Injuries Index lists these routes under V05.938, the nearest indexed parent of V05.938S. This is a separate index from the Alphabetic Index and is where external cause codes are looked up.
- Accident › transport › pedestrian › conveyance › hoverboard › collision with › railway (to)
- Accident › transport › pedestrian › conveyance › Segway › collision with › railway (to)
- Accident › transport › pedestrian › conveyance › standing › micro-mobility pedestrian conveyance › collision with › railway (to)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to V05.938S.
- Pedestrian on hoverboard injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident
- Pedestrian on segway injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V00-V09
The conditions below can never be reported together with V05.938S on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
How long has V05.938S existed?
V05.938S first appears in FY2021 (FY2020 is not available, so it may have appeared then).
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.