V35.9 — Unspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident
Is V35.9 billable?
No — V35.9 is a non-billable header code. V35.9 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 V35.9.
Billable codes under this header
- V35.9XXAUnspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V35.9XXDUnspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V35.9XXSUnspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident, sequela
V35.9 at a glance
| Code | V35.9 |
|---|---|
| Description | Unspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is V35.9 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V35.9 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Accident › transport › three-wheeled motor vehicle occupant › collision › railway vehicle (to)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V30-V39
The conditions below can never be reported together with V35.9 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 V35.9? (3)
- V35.9XXAUnspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V35.9XXDUnspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V35.9XXSUnspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident, sequela
How long has V35.9 existed?
V35.9 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.
What other codes are in the V35 family? (8)
- V35.0Driver of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V35.1Passenger in three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V35.2Person on outside of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V35.3Unspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V35.4Person boarding or alighting a three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehiclenot billable
- V35.5Driver of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accidentnot billable
- V35.6Passenger in three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accidentnot billable
- V35.7Person on outside of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accidentnot billable