Billable / Specific Code
ICD-10-CM V05.99 is the diagnosis code for Pedestrian with other conveyance injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident. This code falls under the section "Pedestrian injured in transport accident" within Chapter 20 — External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99). It is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Medical coders and healthcare providers use this code to document and classify diagnoses in electronic health records, insurance claims, and clinical databases.
Understanding where V05.99 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:
Yes, V05.99 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
V05.99 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Pedestrian with other conveyance injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.
The parent code of V05.99 is V05.9 ("Pedestrian injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident"). V05.99 provides a more specific classification within this category.
V05.99 is located in Section V00-V09 — "Pedestrian injured in transport accident" within Chapter 20 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Use V05.99 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Pedestrian with other conveyance injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident" and the clinical documentation supports this level of specificity. Always verify with the latest ICD-10-CM guidelines and payer requirements.
The ICD-10-CM code for Pedestrian with other conveyance injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident is V05.99.
Yes, V05.99 can be used as a primary diagnosis code since it is billable and specific.
V05.99 is in Chapter 20 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Yes, V05.99 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.