V96.0 — Balloon accident injuring occupant
Not billable
Is V96.0 billable?
No — V96.0 is a non-billable header code. V96.0 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 21 billable codes beneath V96.0.
Billable codes under this header
- 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
V96.0 at a glance
| Code | V96.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Balloon accident injuring 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 V96.0 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 V96.0? (7)
- V96.00Unspecified balloon accident injuring occupantnot billable
- V96.01Balloon crash injuring occupantnot billable
- V96.02Forced landing of balloon injuring occupantnot billable
- V96.03Balloon collision injuring occupantnot billable
- V96.04Balloon fire injuring occupantnot billable
- V96.05Balloon explosion injuring occupantnot billable
- V96.09Other balloon accident injuring occupantnot billable
How long has V96.0 existed?
V96.0 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.