ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
V96.8Other nonpowered-aircraft accidents injuring occupant
V96.8 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 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 V96.8
V96.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other nonpowered-aircraft accidents 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 3 subcodes must be used instead.
Within V96, choose V96.8 (Other nonpowered-aircraft accidents injuring occupant) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: balloon accident injuring occupant (V96.0), hang-glider accident injuring occupant (V96.1), glider (nonpowered) accident injuring occupant (V96.2) 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
Coding notes
- Kite carrying a person accident injuring occupant
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to V96.8.
Broader instructions also apply from V95-V97 Air and space transport accidents and Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity.
Alphabetic index entries
4 entriesTerms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to V96.8.
- Accident (to) › transport (involving injury to) › aircraft NEC › occupant injured (in) › nonpowered craft accident › specified craft NEC
- Accident (to) › transport (involving injury to) › occupant (of) › kite (carrying person)
- Crash › aircraft (in transit) (powered) › nonpowered › specified NEC
- Explosion (accidental) (of) (with secondary fire) › aircraft (in transit) (powered) NEC › nonpowered › specified NEC
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 V96.8
Is V96.8 billable?
- No. V96.8 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.