ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
V80.6Animal-rider or occupant of animal-drawn vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle
V80.6 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 2 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.Short description: Animl-ridr or occ of anml-drn veh inj in clsn w rail trn/veh
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About V80.6
V80.6 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for Animal-rider or occupant of animal-drawn vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle. It belongs to category V80 (Animal-rider or occupant of animal-drawn vehicle injured in transport accident), block V80-V89 (other land transport accidents) and chapter 20 (external causes of morbidity). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 2 subcodes must be used instead.
Within V80 (Animal-rider or occupant of animal-drawn vehicle injured in transport accident), V80.6 is specifically for Animal-rider or occupant of animal-drawn vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle. Related codes cover animal drawn vehicle injured by fall from or being thrown from animal or animal-drawn vehicle in noncollision accident (V80.0), animal-drawn vehicle injured in collision with pedestrian or animal (V80.1), animal-drawn vehicle injured in collision with pedal cycle (V80.2), animal-drawn vehicle injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle (V80.3), animal-drawn vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck, van, heavy transport vehicle or bus (V80.4), animal-drawn vehicle injured in collision with other specified motor vehicle (V80.5), animal-drawn vehicle injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicles (V80.7), animal-drawn vehicle injured in collision with fixed or stationary object (V80.8) and 1 more.
Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V80
- V80.61Animal-rider injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle
- V80.62Occupant of animal-drawn vehicle injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle
- Ainitial encounter
- Dsubsequent encounter
- Ssequela
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to V80.6.
Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity.
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about V80.6
Is V80.6 billable?
- No. V80.6 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.