V44

Non-Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Car occupant injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus

Metadata & Insights
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99).

V40-V49 Parent Instructions

Includes
  • a four-wheeled motor vehicle designed primarily for carrying passengers
  • automobile (pulling a trailer or camper)
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • car occupant injured in collision with military vehicle (V49.81)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
V40-V49Car occupant injured in transport accident (V40-V49)
V44Car occupant injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or busNot billable
V44.0Car driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accidentBillable
V44.1Car passenger injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accidentBillable
V44.2Person on outside of car injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accidentBillable
V44.3Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accidentBillable
V44.4Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or busBillable
V44.5Car driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accidentBillable
V44.6Car passenger injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accidentBillable
V44.7Person on outside of car injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accidentBillable
V44.9Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accidentBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to V44:

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Car occupant injured in transport accident (V40-V49)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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