V65Not billable, use a more specific code below
Occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle
In Occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in transport accident (V60-V69), chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity
27 billable codes under V65: none are a CC or MCC; none map to an HCC.
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Instructional notes
Also applies, from Occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in transport accident (V60-V69)
These notes sit on V60-V69 and apply to every code under it, including V65.
Includes: conditions that are coded here
- 18 wheeler
- armored car
- panel truck
Excludes1: not coded here, use a different code
- bus
- motorcoach
Official coding guidelines
From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.
Covers how to report external cause codes (V00-Y99) describing cause, intent, place, activity, and status. They are never principal or first-listed, and reporting is voluntary unless required.
- General External Cause Coding Guidelines (page 88)
- Place of Occurrence Guideline (page 89)
- Activity Code (page 89)
- Place of Occurrence, Activity, and Status Codes Used with other External Cause Code (page 89)
- If the Reporting Format Limits the Number of External Cause Codes (page 90)
- Multiple External Cause Coding Guidelines (page 90)
- Child and Adult Abuse Guideline (page 90)
- Unknown or Undetermined Intent Guideline (page 91)
All codes under V65
V65 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.
- V65.0Driver of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident
- V65.0XXADriver of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V65.0XXDDriver of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V65.0XXSDriver of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident, sequela
- V65.1Passenger in heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident
- V65.1XXAPassenger in heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V65.1XXDPassenger in heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V65.1XXSPassenger in heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident, sequela
- V65.2Person on outside of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident
- V65.2XXAPerson on outside of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V65.2XXDPerson on outside of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V65.2XXSPerson on outside of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident, sequela
- V65.3Unspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident
- V65.3XXAUnspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V65.3XXDUnspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V65.3XXSUnspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident, sequela
- V65.4Person boarding or alighting a heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle
- V65.4XXAPerson boarding or alighting a heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle, initial encounter
- V65.4XXDPerson boarding or alighting a heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle, subsequent encounter
- V65.4XXSPerson boarding or alighting a heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle, sequela
- V65.5Driver of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident
- V65.5XXADriver of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V65.5XXDDriver of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V65.5XXSDriver of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident, sequela
- V65.6Passenger in heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident
- V65.6XXAPassenger in heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V65.6XXDPassenger in heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V65.6XXSPassenger in heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident, sequela
- V65.7Person on outside of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident
- V65.7XXAPerson on outside of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V65.7XXDPerson on outside of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V65.7XXSPerson on outside of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident, sequela
- V65.9Unspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident
- V65.9XXAUnspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V65.9XXDUnspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V65.9XXSUnspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident, sequela
V65 MS-DRGs
This code does not group to an MS-DRG as a principal diagnosis.
Code history
Valid since FY2016, when ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. No changes since.