V97.3 — Person on ground injured in air transport accident
Not billable
Is V97.3 billable?
No — V97.3 is a non-billable header code. V97.3 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 12 billable codes beneath V97.3.
Billable codes under this header
- V97.31XAHit by object falling from aircraft, initial encounter
- V97.31XDHit by object falling from aircraft, subsequent encounter
- V97.31XSHit by object falling from aircraft, sequela
- V97.32XAInjured by rotating propeller, initial encounter
- V97.32XDInjured by rotating propeller, subsequent encounter
- V97.32XSInjured by rotating propeller, sequela
- V97.33XASucked into jet engine, initial encounter
- V97.33XDSucked into jet engine, subsequent encounter
- V97.33XSSucked into jet engine, sequela
- V97.39XAOther injury to person on ground due to air transport accident, initial encounter
- V97.39XDOther injury to person on ground due to air transport accident, subsequent encounter
- V97.39XSOther injury to person on ground due to air transport accident, sequela
V97.3 at a glance
| Code | V97.3 |
|---|---|
| Description | Person on ground injured in air transport accident |
| 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 V97.3 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
What codes fall under V97.3? (4)
How long has V97.3 existed?
V97.3 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.