V40-V49Not billable, use a more specific code below
Car occupant injured in transport accident (V40-V49)
chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity
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Instructional notes
Includes: conditions that are coded here
- a four-wheeled motor vehicle designed primarily for carrying passengers
- automobile (pulling a trailer or camper)
Official coding guidelines
From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.
Covers how to report external cause codes (V00-Y99) describing cause, intent, place, activity, and status. They are never principal or first-listed, and reporting is voluntary unless required.
- General External Cause Coding Guidelines (page 88)
- Place of Occurrence Guideline (page 89)
- Activity Code (page 89)
- Place of Occurrence, Activity, and Status Codes Used with other External Cause Code (page 89)
- If the Reporting Format Limits the Number of External Cause Codes (page 90)
- Multiple External Cause Coding Guidelines (page 90)
- Child and Adult Abuse Guideline (page 90)
- Unknown or Undetermined Intent Guideline (page 91)
Codes under V40-V49
V40-V49 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.
- V40Car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal
- V41Car occupant injured in collision with pedal cycle
- V42Car occupant injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle
- V43Car occupant injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van
- V44Car occupant injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus
- V45Car occupant injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle
- V46Car occupant injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle
- V47Car occupant injured in collision with fixed or stationary object
- V48Car occupant injured in noncollision transport accident
- V49Car occupant injured in other and unspecified transport accidents
V40-V49 MS-DRGs
This code does not group to an MS-DRG as a principal diagnosis.