V81.89

Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to other specified railway accident

Requires 7th character

V81.89 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.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Also known as

  • Accident, transport, railway vehicle occupant, specified type NEC

Parent code

  • V81.8Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured in other specified railway accidentsNeeds 7th char

More specific codes V81.89

  • V81.89XAOccupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to other specified railway accident, initial encounterBillable
  • V81.89XDOccupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to other specified railway accident, subsequent encounterBillable
  • V81.89XSOccupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to other specified railway accident, sequelaBillable

Related codes

  • V81.81Occupant of railway train or railway vehicle injured due to explosion or fire on trainNeeds 7th char
  • 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

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