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V86.12

Passenger of snowmobile injured in traffic accident

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, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

  • V86.12XA Passenger of snowmobile injured in traffic accident, initial encounter
  • V86.12XD Passenger of snowmobile injured in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
  • V86.12XS Passenger of snowmobile injured in traffic accident, sequela

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

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Passenger of snowmobile injured in traffic accident

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 V86 Occupant of special all-terrain or other off-road motor vehicle, injured in transport accident

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V86

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • special all-terrain vehicle in stationary use or maintenance (W31.-)
  • sport-utility vehicle (V50-V59)
  • three-wheeled motor vehicle designed for on-road use (V30-V39)

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
V86.11 Passenger of ambulance or fire engine injured in traffic accident Not billable
V86.13 Passenger of dune buggy injured in traffic accident Not billable
V86.14 Passenger of military vehicle injured in traffic accident Not billable
V86.15 Passenger of 3- or 4- wheeled all-terrain vehicle (ATV) injured in traffic accident Not billable
V86.16 Passenger of dirt bike or motor/cross bike injured in traffic accident Not billable
V86.19 Passenger of other special all-terrain or other off-road motor vehicle injured in traffic accident Not billable