V95.42XA Forced landing of spacecraft injuring occupant, initial encounter

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code V95.42XA: Forced Landing of Spacecraft Injuring Occupant, Initial Encounter

ICD-10-CM code V95.42XA identifies an initial encounter for an injury sustained by an occupant during the forced landing of a spacecraft. The terminology record classifies this concept as an injury or poisoning, situated under the parent code V95.42. This reference summarizes official terminology and code distinctions without providing personal medical advice. 1 3

Plain-language overview

Code V95.42XA applies to the initial encounter for an injury sustained by an occupant during a forced spacecraft landing, and the terminology record assigns this concept the semantic type of injury or poisoning. 1 3

What this code represents

The official display label for V95.42XA is forced landing of spacecraft injuring occupant, initial encounter, and the concept carries the semantic type of injury or poisoning. 1

Code V95.42XA is a narrower concept under the parent code V95.42, which represents the forced landing of a spacecraft injuring an occupant without specifying the encounter. 1

Coding details

The V95.42XA code is distinct from V95.42XD, where the seventh character XA designates an initial encounter and XD designates a subsequent encounter for the same spacecraft forced landing injury. 3 4

The terminology record for V95.42XA indicates an active status for the 2026 version of ICD-10-CM and confirms the code has narrower concepts within the terminology. 1

Documentation considerations

The official terminology record for V95.42XA specifies the code's preferred name, semantic type, parent concept, and published abbreviation for use in classifying an initial encounter injury. 1

What the sources add

The National Cancer Institute terminology record provides the official preferred name and parent hierarchy, while the external code listings confirm the specific initial and subsequent encounter distinctions. 1 3 4

A mortality coding manual establishes that aircraft accident codes differentiate vehicle types, noting military aircraft are coded to V958 because they are neither private nor commercial aircraft. 2

Coverage and utilization context

A third-party code list includes V95.42XA alongside V95.42XD, confirming the availability of both initial and subsequent encounter codes for forced landing of spacecraft injuries in external data references. 4

Sources

1. ICD-10-CM V95.42XA terminology record — National Cancer Institute Enterprise Vocabulary Services; accessed 2026-07-27.
2. SECTION I - INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLASSIFYING THE UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH, 2026 — cdc.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
3. Browse Code Systems — vsac.nlm.nih.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
4. MedicareDrop — medicaredrop.com; accessed 2026-07-27.