V96 — Accident to nonpowered aircraft causing injury to occupant
Not billable
Is V96 billable?
No — V96 is a non-billable header code. V96 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 60 billable codes beneath V96.
Billable codes under this header
- V96.8XXAOther nonpowered-aircraft accidents injuring occupant, initial encounter
- V96.8XXDOther nonpowered-aircraft accidents injuring occupant, subsequent encounter
- V96.8XXSOther nonpowered-aircraft accidents injuring occupant, sequela
- V96.9XXAUnspecified nonpowered-aircraft accident injuring occupant, initial encounter
- V96.9XXDUnspecified nonpowered-aircraft accident injuring occupant, subsequent encounter
- V96.9XXSUnspecified nonpowered-aircraft accident injuring occupant, sequela
- V96.00XAUnspecified balloon accident injuring occupant, initial encounter
- V96.00XDUnspecified balloon accident injuring occupant, subsequent encounter
- V96.00XSUnspecified balloon accident injuring occupant, sequela
- V96.01XABalloon crash injuring occupant, initial encounter
- V96.01XDBalloon crash injuring occupant, subsequent encounter
- V96.01XSBalloon crash injuring occupant, sequela
- V96.02XAForced landing of balloon injuring occupant, initial encounter
- V96.02XDForced landing of balloon injuring occupant, subsequent encounter
- V96.02XSForced landing of balloon injuring occupant, sequela
- V96.03XABalloon collision injuring occupant, initial encounter
- V96.03XDBalloon collision injuring occupant, subsequent encounter
- V96.03XSBalloon collision injuring occupant, sequela
- V96.04XABalloon fire injuring occupant, initial encounter
- V96.04XDBalloon fire injuring occupant, subsequent encounter
- V96.04XSBalloon fire injuring occupant, sequela
- V96.05XABalloon explosion injuring occupant, initial encounter
- V96.05XDBalloon explosion injuring occupant, subsequent encounter
- V96.05XSBalloon explosion injuring occupant, sequela
- V96.09XAOther balloon accident injuring occupant, initial encounter
- V96.09XDOther balloon accident injuring occupant, subsequent encounter
- V96.09XSOther balloon accident injuring occupant, sequela
- V96.10XAUnspecified hang-glider accident injuring occupant, initial encounter
- V96.10XDUnspecified hang-glider accident injuring occupant, subsequent encounter
- V96.10XSUnspecified hang-glider accident injuring occupant, sequela
- V96.11XAHang-glider crash injuring occupant, initial encounter
- V96.11XDHang-glider crash injuring occupant, subsequent encounter
- V96.11XSHang-glider crash injuring occupant, sequela
- V96.12XAForced landing of hang-glider injuring occupant, initial encounter
- V96.12XDForced landing of hang-glider injuring occupant, subsequent encounter
- V96.12XSForced landing of hang-glider injuring occupant, sequela
- V96.13XAHang-glider collision injuring occupant, initial encounter
- V96.13XDHang-glider collision injuring occupant, subsequent encounter
- V96.13XSHang-glider collision injuring occupant, sequela
- V96.14XAHang-glider fire injuring occupant, initial encounter
- V96.14XDHang-glider fire injuring occupant, subsequent encounter
- V96.14XSHang-glider fire injuring occupant, sequela
- V96.15XAHang-glider explosion injuring occupant, initial encounter
- V96.15XDHang-glider explosion injuring occupant, subsequent encounter
- V96.15XSHang-glider explosion injuring occupant, sequela
- V96.19XAOther hang-glider accident injuring occupant, initial encounter
- V96.19XDOther hang-glider accident injuring occupant, subsequent encounter
- V96.19XSOther hang-glider accident injuring occupant, sequela
- V96.20XAUnspecified glider (nonpowered) accident injuring occupant, initial encounter
- V96.20XDUnspecified glider (nonpowered) accident injuring occupant, subsequent encounter
- V96.20XSUnspecified glider (nonpowered) accident injuring occupant, sequela
- V96.21XAGlider (nonpowered) crash injuring occupant, initial encounter
- V96.21XDGlider (nonpowered) crash injuring occupant, subsequent encounter
- V96.21XSGlider (nonpowered) crash injuring occupant, sequela
- V96.22XAForced landing of glider (nonpowered) injuring occupant, initial encounter
- V96.22XDForced landing of glider (nonpowered) injuring occupant, subsequent encounter
- V96.22XSForced landing of glider (nonpowered) injuring occupant, sequela
- V96.23XAGlider (nonpowered) collision injuring occupant, initial encounter
- V96.23XDGlider (nonpowered) collision injuring occupant, subsequent encounter
- V96.23XSGlider (nonpowered) collision injuring occupant, sequela
V96 at a glance
| Code | V96 |
|---|---|
| Description | Accident to nonpowered aircraft causing injury to occupant |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V95-V97
The conditions below can never be reported together with V96 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 V96? (5)
- V96.0Balloon accident injuring occupantnot billable
- V96.1Hang-glider accident injuring occupantnot billable
- V96.2Glider (nonpowered) accident injuring occupantnot billable
- V96.8Other nonpowered-aircraft accidents injuring occupantnot billable
- V96.9Unspecified nonpowered-aircraft accident injuring occupantnot billable
How long has V96 existed?
V96 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.