Question 1

What is ICD-10 code V96.0?

Accepted Answer

ICD-10-CM code V96.0 represents "Balloon accident injuring occupant". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Question 2

Is V96.0 a billable code?

Accepted Answer

No, V96.0 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 7 child codes under V96.0.

Question 3

What chapter is V96.0 in?

Accepted Answer

V96.0 is in Chapter 21: External Causes of Morbidity (codes V00-Y99).

Question 4

What codes cannot be used with V96.0?

Accepted Answer

V96.0 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: military aircraft accidents in military or war operations (Y36, Y37).

Question 5

What are the subcategories under V96.0?

Accepted Answer

V96.0 has 7 child codes, including: V96.00 (Unspecified balloon accident injuring occupant), V96.01 (Balloon crash injuring occupant), V96.02 (Forced landing of balloon injuring occupant), V96.03 (Balloon collision injuring occupant), and 3 more.

Question 6

What are the UMLS CUIs for V96.0?

Accepted Answer

V96.0 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0477290. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

V96.0

Coding Notes

Excludes 1

Child Codes (7)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

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