V97.3
Header — not billablePerson on ground injured in air transport accident
The ICD-10 code for person on ground injured in air transport accident is V97.3.
V97.3 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- V97.0Occupant of aircraft injured in other specified air transport accidents
- V97.1Person injured while boarding or alighting from aircraft
- V97.2Parachutist accidentnon-billable header
- V97.8Other air transport accidents, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- V97.3Person on ground injured in air transport accidentnon-billable header