V81.82 — Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to object falling onto train
Is V81.82 billable?
No — V81.82 is a non-billable header code. V81.82 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 V81.82.
Billable codes under this header
- V81.82XAOccupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to object falling onto train, initial encounter
- V81.82XDOccupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to object falling onto train, subsequent encounter
- V81.82XSOccupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to object falling onto train, sequela
V81.82 at a glance
| Code | V81.82 |
|---|---|
| Description | Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to object falling onto train |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is V81.82 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V81.82 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Accident › transport › railway vehicle occupant › object falling onto train (to)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to V81.82.
- Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to falling earth onto train
- Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to falling rocks onto train
- Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to falling snow onto train
- Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to falling trees onto train
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V81
The conditions below can never be reported together with V81.82 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 V81.82? (3)
- V81.82XAOccupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to object falling onto train, initial encounter
- V81.82XDOccupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to object falling onto train, subsequent encounter
- V81.82XSOccupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to object falling onto train, sequela
How long has V81.82 existed?
V81.82 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 V81.8 family? (3)
- V81.81Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to explosion or fire on trainnot billable
- V81.83Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to collision with military vehiclenot billable
- V81.89Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to other specified railway accidentnot billable