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FY2027

V97.81 — Air transport accident involving military aircraft

Not billable

Is V97.81 billable?

No — V97.81 is a non-billable header code. V97.81 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 9 billable codes beneath V97.81.

V97.81 at a glance

CodeV97.81
DescriptionAir transport accident involving military aircraft
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V95-V97

The conditions below can never be reported together with V97.81 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • military aircraft accidents in military or war operations (Y36, Y37)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V97.8

The conditions below can never be reported together with V97.81 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • aircraft accident NOS (V95.9)
  • exposure to changes in air pressure during ascent or descent (W94.-)

What codes fall under V97.81? (3)

How long has V97.81 existed?

V97.81 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 V97.8 family? (1)