2025 ICD-10-CM code V97.8
(Active) Effective Date: N/A External causes of morbidity - Other air transport accidents 20 Feed
Other air transport accidents, not elsewhere classified.
A seventh character is required for this code to indicate the encounter type: A (initial encounter), D (subsequent encounter), or S (sequela).
The medical necessity for the use of this code stems from the need to accurately classify injuries resulting from air transport accidents other than collisions or crashes or those related to changes in air pressure. This data is important for public health surveillance, injury prevention efforts, and research.
It is the responsibility of the clinician to accurately document the circumstances surrounding the air transport accident and ensure the selection of the most specific code available.If the accident involved a collision or crash, a more specific code from the V95-V97 range should be used. If the injury resulted from air pressure changes, codes from the W94 series are appropriate.
In simple words: This code is used when someone is injured in an air transport accident that isn't described by a more specific code, such as a collision or crash. It doesn't include general aircraft accidents or those caused by air pressure changes.
This code signifies involvement in other specified types of air transport accidents not classified elsewhere.It excludes aircraft accidents NOS (V95.9) and exposure to changes in air pressure during ascent or descent (W94.-).
Example 1: A passenger is injured when luggage falls from an overhead compartment during turbulence on a commercial flight. No crash or collision occurred., A member of a flight crew is injured during an emergency evacuation due to a malfunctioning escape slide, although the aircraft did not crash., A passenger slips and falls while boarding a small private plane, sustaining an injury. There was no collision or crash involved.
Documentation should clearly describe the circumstances surrounding the accident, including the type of aircraft involved, location within the aircraft (e.g., passenger cabin, cockpit), and the specific events that led to the injury.Details of the injuries sustained should also be documented.
** This code is part of the larger category of transport accidents (V00-V99).As per ICD-10-CM guidelines, this chapter is intended for supplementary classification of the cause of injury and should be used in addition to codes describing the nature of the condition (often from Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)).
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