V81.3 — Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in collision with other object
Is V81.3 billable?
No — V81.3 is a non-billable header code. V81.3 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 V81.3.
Billable codes under this header
- V81.3XXAOccupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in collision with other object, initial encounter
- V81.3XXDOccupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in collision with other object, subsequent encounter
- V81.3XXSOccupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in collision with other object, sequela
V81.3 at a glance
| Code | V81.3 |
|---|---|
| Description | Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in collision with other object |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is V81.3 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V81.3 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Accident › transport › railway vehicle occupant › collision (to)
- Accident › transport › railway vehicle occupant › collision › specified object NEC (to)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to V81.3.
- Railway collision NOS
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V81
The conditions below can never be reported together with V81.3 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- streetcar (V82.-)
What codes fall under V81.3? (3)
- V81.3XXAOccupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in collision with other object, initial encounter
- V81.3XXDOccupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in collision with other object, subsequent encounter
- V81.3XXSOccupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in collision with other object, sequela
How long has V81.3 existed?
V81.3 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 V81 family? (9)
- V81.0Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in collision with motor vehicle in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V81.1Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in collision with motor vehicle in traffic accidentnot billable
- V81.2Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in collision with or hit by rolling stocknot billable
- V81.4Person injured while boarding or alighting from railway train or railway vehiclenot billable
- V81.5Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured by fall in railway train or railway vehiclenot billable
- V81.6Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured by fall from railway train or railway vehiclenot billable
- V81.7Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in derailment without antecedent collisionnot billable
- V81.8Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in other specified railway accidentsnot billable
- V81.9Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in unspecified railway accidentnot billable