ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
V96.0Balloon accident injuring occupant
V96.0 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 7 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.
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 V96.0
V96.0 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for balloon accident injuring occupant. It belongs to category V96 (accident to nonpowered aircraft causing injury to occupant), block V95-V97 (air and space 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 7 subcodes must be used instead.
Within V96 (accident to nonpowered aircraft causing injury to occupant), V96.0 is specifically for balloon accident injuring occupant. Related codes cover hang-glider accident injuring occupant (V96.1), glider (nonpowered) accident injuring occupant (V96.2), other nonpowered-aircraft accidents injuring occupant (V96.8) and unspecified nonpowered-aircraft accident injuring occupant (V96.9).
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 V96
- V96.00Unspecified balloon accident injuring occupant
- V96.01Balloon crash injuring occupant
- V96.02Forced landing of balloon injuring occupant
- V96.03Balloon collision injuring occupant
- V96.04Balloon fire injuring occupant
- V96.05Balloon explosion injuring occupant
- V96.09Other balloon accident injuring occupant
- Ainitial encounter
- Dsubsequent encounter
- Ssequela
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to V96.0.
Broader instructions also apply from V95-V97 Air and space transport accidents and 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 V96.0
Is V96.0 billable?
- No. V96.0 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.