V09.20 — Pedestrian injured in traffic accident involving unspecified motor vehicles
Is V09.20 billable?
No — V09.20 is a non-billable header code. V09.20 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath V09.20.
Billable codes under this header
V09.20 at a glance
| Code | V09.20 |
|---|---|
| Description | Pedestrian injured in traffic accident involving unspecified motor vehicles |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is V09.20 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V09.20 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Run over › transport vehicle NEC › motor NEC (accidentally) (by)
- Struckby › transport vehicle NEC › motor NEC (accidentally)
- Accident › transport › pedestrian › conveyance › traffic › involving motor vehicle (to)
- Accident › transport › pedestrian › on foot › traffic › involving motor vehicle (to)
- Accident › transport › pedestrian › conveyance › baby stroller › traffic › involving motor vehicle NEC (to)
- Accident › transport › pedestrian › conveyance › flat-bottomed NEC › traffic › involving motor vehicle NEC (to)
- Accident › transport › pedestrian › conveyance › gliding type NEC › traffic › involving motor vehicle NEC (to)
- Accident › transport › pedestrian › conveyance › ice skates › traffic › involving motor vehicle NEC (to)
- Accident › transport › pedestrian › conveyance › roller skates › traffic › involving motor vehicle NEC (to)
- Accident › transport › pedestrian › conveyance › rolling type NEC › traffic › involving motor vehicle NEC (to)
- Accident › transport › pedestrian › conveyance › scooter › traffic › involving motor vehicle NEC (to)
- Accident › transport › pedestrian › conveyance › skateboard › traffic › involving motor vehicle NEC (to)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V00-V09
The conditions below can never be reported together with V09.20 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
What codes fall under V09.20? (3)
How long has V09.20 existed?
V09.20 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.