Billable / Specific Code
ICD-10-CM V81.9 is the diagnosis code for Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in unspecified railway accident. This code falls under the section "Other land transport accidents" 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 V81.9 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:
Yes, V81.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
V81.9 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in unspecified railway accident". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.
The parent code of V81.9 is V81 ("Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in transport accident"). V81.9 provides a more specific classification within this category.
V81.9 is located in Section V80-V89 — "Other land transport accidents" within Chapter 20 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Use V81.9 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in unspecified railway 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 Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in unspecified railway accident is V81.9.
Yes, V81.9 can be used as a primary diagnosis code since it is billable and specific.
V81.9 is in Chapter 20 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Yes, V81.9 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.