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V27.39

Person boarding or alighting other motorcycle injured in collision with fixed or stationary object

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2023 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

  • V27.39XA Person boarding or alighting other motorcycle injured in collision with fixed or stationary object, initial encounter
  • V27.39XD Person boarding or alighting other motorcycle injured in collision with fixed or stationary object, subsequent encounter
  • V27.39XS Person boarding or alighting other motorcycle injured in collision with fixed or stationary object, sequela

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2023 to now.

  1. FY2023 Added to the code set Person boarding or alighting other motorcycle injured in collision with fixed or stationary object

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from V27 Motorcycle rider injured in collision with fixed or stationary object

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V27

Inherited from the V20-V29 section Motorcycle rider injured in transport accident (V20-V29)

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • three-wheeled motor vehicle (V30-V39)

Includes

  • electric bicycle
  • e-bike
  • e-bicycle
  • moped
  • motorcycle with sidecar
  • motorized bicycle
  • motor scooter

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
V27.31 Person boarding or alighting an electric (assisted) bicycle injured in collision with fixed or stationary object Not billable
V27.3XXA Person boarding or alighting a motorcycle injured in collision with fixed or stationary object, initial encounter Retired
V27.3XXD Person boarding or alighting a motorcycle injured in collision with fixed or stationary object, subsequent encounter Retired
V27.3XXS Person boarding or alighting a motorcycle injured in collision with fixed or stationary object, sequela Retired