Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to explosion or fire on train
Requires 7th character
V81.81 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from V81)
- derailment of railway train or railway vehicle
- person on outside of train
- Note: This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88). Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter 20 should be used to provide additional information as to the cause of the condition.
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
7th character
This code requires a 7th character (defined at V81). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
Also known as
- Accident, transport, railway vehicle occupant, explosion
- Accident, transport, railway vehicle occupant, fire
- Exposure, fire, flames, in, of, on, starting in, railway rolling stock, train, vehicle
Parent code
- V81.8Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in other specified railway accidentsNeeds 7th char
More specific codes V81.81
- V81.81XAOccupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to explosion or fire on train, initial encounterBillable
- V81.81XDOccupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to explosion or fire on train, subsequent encounterBillable
- V81.81XSOccupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to explosion or fire on train, sequelaBillable
Related codes
- V81.82Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to object falling onto trainNeeds 7th char
- V81.83Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to collision with military vehicleNeeds 7th char
- V81.89Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to other specified railway accidentNeeds 7th char