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V97.8

Other air transport accidents, not elsewhere classified

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

V97V97.8

Chapter: 20. External causes of morbidity

Section: V95-V97 - Air and space transport accidents

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with V97.8

  • V95.9 - aircraft accident NOS (V95.9)
  • exposure to changes in air pressure during ascent or descent (W94.-)

Specific Codes (2)

V97.81Category

Air transport accident involving military aircraft

V97.89Category

Other air transport accidents, not elsewhere classified

Related Codes

V97.0Category

Occupant of aircraft injured in other specified air transport accidents

V97.1Category

Person injured while boarding or alighting from aircraft

V97.2Category

Parachutist accident

V97.3Category

Person on ground injured in air transport accident

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