V97.818A Other air transport accident involving military aircraft, initial encounter

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from V97.818 with 7th character A (initial encounter).

Applies from V97 Other specified air transport accidents

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V97

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Applies from V97.8 Other air transport accidents, not elsewhere classified

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

Code annotations containing back-references to V97.818A

Back-references to V97.81

• Type 1 Excludes: Y37 Military operations ("military aircraft involved in aircraft accident with civilian aircraft (V97.81-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for V97.818A

• Accident (to) › transport (involving injury to) › aircraft NEC › military NEC

Nearby codes

• V97.811 Civilian injured by military aircraft
• V97.811A Civilian injured by military aircraft, initial encounter
• V97.811D Civilian injured by military aircraft, subsequent encounter
• V97.811S Civilian injured by military aircraft, sequela
• V97.818 Other air transport accident involving military aircraft
• V97.818A Other air transport accident involving military aircraft, initial encounter (this code)
• V97.818D Other air transport accident involving military aircraft, subsequent encounter
• V97.818S Other air transport accident involving military aircraft, sequela
• V97.89 Other air transport accidents, not elsewhere classified
• V97.89XA Other air transport accidents, not elsewhere classified, initial encounter
• V97.89XD Other air transport accidents, not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter