V98-V99Not billable, use a more specific code below
Other and unspecified transport accidents (V98-V99)
chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity
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Instructional notes
Excludes1: not coded here, use a different code
- vehicle accident, type of vehicle unspecified (V89.-)
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 V98-V99
V98-V99 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.
- V98Other specified transport accidents
- V98.0Accident to, on or involving cable-car, not on rails
- V98.0XXAAccident to, on or involving cable-car, not on rails, initial encounter
- V98.0XXDAccident to, on or involving cable-car, not on rails, subsequent encounter
- V98.0XXSAccident to, on or involving cable-car, not on rails, sequela
- V98.1Accident to, on or involving land-yacht
- V98.1XXAAccident to, on or involving land-yacht, initial encounter
- V98.1XXDAccident to, on or involving land-yacht, subsequent encounter
- V98.1XXSAccident to, on or involving land-yacht, sequela
- V98.2Accident to, on or involving ice yacht
- V98.2XXAAccident to, on or involving ice yacht, initial encounter
- V98.2XXDAccident to, on or involving ice yacht, subsequent encounter
- V98.2XXSAccident to, on or involving ice yacht, sequela
- V98.3Accident to, on or involving ski lift
- V98.3XXAAccident to, on or involving ski lift, initial encounter
- V98.3XXDAccident to, on or involving ski lift, subsequent encounter
- V98.3XXSAccident to, on or involving ski lift, sequela
- V98.8Other specified transport accidents
- V98.8XXAOther specified transport accidents, initial encounter
- V98.8XXDOther specified transport accidents, subsequent encounter
- V98.8XXSOther specified transport accidents, sequela
- V99Unspecified transport accident
- V99.XXXAUnspecified transport accident, initial encounter
- V99.XXXDUnspecified transport accident, subsequent encounter
- V99.XXXSUnspecified transport accident, sequela
V98-V99 MS-DRGs
This code does not group to an MS-DRG as a principal diagnosis.