Category · FY2027

V87 Traffic accident of specified type but victim's mode of transport unknown

Header · not billable
Codes take a 7th character

V87 is not billable. The category heads 30 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 10 subdivisions. Its codes take a 7th character, so none is complete with fewer than 7 characters.

Where it sits

Chapter 20 External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
V80-V89 Other land transport accidents (V80-V89)
V87 Traffic accident of specified type but victim's mode of transport unknown

Billable codes: 30
Subdivisions: 10
CC / MCC codes: 0 / 0
HCC V28 codes: 0
New FY2027: 0
Index entries: 0

Codes in V87

V87.0
Person injured in collision between car and two- or three-wheeled powered vehicle (traffic) +7th: A D S
Needs 7th characterExempt
V87.1
Person injured in collision between other motor vehicle and two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle (traffic) +7th: A D S
Needs 7th characterExempt
V87.2
Person injured in collision between car and pick-up truck or van (traffic) +7th: A D S
Needs 7th characterExempt
V87.3
Person injured in collision between car and bus (traffic) +7th: A D S
Needs 7th characterExempt
V87.4
Person injured in collision between car and heavy transport vehicle (traffic) +7th: A D S
Needs 7th characterExempt
V87.5
Person injured in collision between heavy transport vehicle and bus (traffic) +7th: A D S
Needs 7th characterExempt
V87.6
Person injured in collision between railway train or railway vehicle and car (traffic) +7th: A D S
Needs 7th characterExempt
V87.7
Person injured in collision between other specified motor vehicles (traffic) +7th: A D S
Needs 7th characterExempt
V87.8
Person injured in other specified noncollision transport accidents involving motor vehicle (traffic) +7th: A D S
Needs 7th characterExempt
V87.9
Person injured in other specified (collision)(noncollision) transport accidents involving nonmotor vehicle (traffic) +7th: A D S
Needs 7th characterExempt

Sources of each column. Rows marked +7th need a 7th character: pick one to build the full code; its code card has its own flags.

Instructions

At V87

Excludes1

collision involving:
pedal cycle (V10-V19) V10 V19
pedestrian (V01-V09) V01 V09

Notes that also apply

Instructions for the group V00-V99 (Notes 28, Excludes1 5, Excludes2 1, Use additional code 4): printed on the chapter 20 page.

Chapter 20 instructions (Notes 1): printed on the chapter 20 page.

7th characters

7th characters for V87 defined here

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V87

7th characters for V87
7th	Meaning (NCHS)
A	initial encounter
D	subsequent encounter
S	sequela

A code that takes a 7th character is invalid without it; the placeholder X fills a code shorter than 6 characters (Official Guidelines I.A.5). How 7th characters work.