V49Not billable, use a more specific code below

Car occupant injured in other and unspecified transport accidents

In Car occupant injured in transport accident (V40-V49), chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity

48 billable codes under V49: none are a CC or MCC; none map to an HCC.

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Instructional notes

Also applies, from Car occupant injured in transport accident (V40-V49)

These notes sit on V40-V49 and apply to every code under it, including V49.

Includes: conditions that are coded here

  • a four-wheeled motor vehicle designed primarily for carrying passengers
  • automobile (pulling a trailer or camper)

Excludes1: not coded here, use a different code

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.

Read Section I.C.20 (page 87), 3 more topics

All codes under V49

V49 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.

V49 MS-DRGs

This code does not group to an MS-DRG as a principal diagnosis.

Code history

Valid since FY2016, when ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. No changes since.