ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

V81Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in transport accident

Not billable — use a more specific code

V81 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 10 more specific codes beneath it.Short description: Occupant of rail trn/veh injured in transport accident

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 V81

V81 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in transport accident. It belongs to 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 10 subcodes must be used instead.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: V81.0 (accident), V81.1 (accident), V81.2 (stock), V81.3 (object), V81.4 (vehicle), V81.5 (vehicle), V81.6 (vehicle), V81.7 (collision) and 2 more.

Don't report V81 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: streetcar (V82.-).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under V81

Coding notes

IncludesFurther defines the content of the category

derailment of railway train or railway vehicle
person on outside of train

Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code

streetcar (V82.-)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to V81.

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity.

Codes whose notes reference V81

V82Excludes1

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 V81

Is V81 billable?: No. V81 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.