V61.9 — Unspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident
Is V61.9 billable?
No — V61.9 is a non-billable header code. V61.9 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 V61.9.
Billable codes under this header
- V61.9XXAUnspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V61.9XXDUnspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V61.9XXSUnspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident, sequela
V61.9 at a glance
| Code | V61.9 |
|---|---|
| Description | Unspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is V61.9 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V61.9 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Accident › transport › truckoccupant › collision › pedal cycle (to)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V60-V69
The conditions below can never be reported together with V61.9 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- bus
- motorcoach
What codes fall under V61.9? (3)
- V61.9XXAUnspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V61.9XXDUnspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V61.9XXSUnspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident, sequela
How long has V61.9 existed?
V61.9 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 V61 family? (8)
- V61.0Driver of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V61.1Passenger in heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V61.2Person on outside of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V61.3Unspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V61.4Person boarding or alighting a heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedal cycle while boarding or alightingnot billable
- V61.5Driver of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accidentnot billable
- V61.6Passenger in heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accidentnot billable
- V61.7Person on outside of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accidentnot billable