Occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident
In Occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in transport accident (V60-V69), chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity
27 billable codes under V68: none are a CC or MCC; none map to an HCC.
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Instructional notes
Includes: conditions that are coded here
- overturning heavy transport vehicle NOS
- overturning heavy transport vehicle without collision
Also applies, from Occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in transport accident (V60-V69)
These notes sit on V60-V69 and apply to every code under it, including V68.
Includes: conditions that are coded here
- 18 wheeler
- armored car
- panel truck
Excludes1: not coded here, use a different code
- bus
- motorcoach
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)
All codes under V68
V68 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.
- V68.0Driver of heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident
- V68.0XXADriver of heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V68.0XXDDriver of heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V68.0XXSDriver of heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, sequela
- V68.1Passenger in heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident
- V68.1XXAPassenger in heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V68.1XXDPassenger in heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V68.1XXSPassenger in heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, sequela
- V68.2Person on outside of heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident
- V68.2XXAPerson on outside of heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V68.2XXDPerson on outside of heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V68.2XXSPerson on outside of heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, sequela
- V68.3Unspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident
- V68.3XXAUnspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V68.3XXDUnspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V68.3XXSUnspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, sequela
- V68.4Person boarding or alighting a heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident
- V68.4XXAPerson boarding or alighting a heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident, initial encounter
- V68.4XXDPerson boarding or alighting a heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident, subsequent encounter
- V68.4XXSPerson boarding or alighting a heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident, sequela
- V68.5Driver of heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident
- V68.5XXADriver of heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V68.5XXDDriver of heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V68.5XXSDriver of heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, sequela
- V68.6Passenger in heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident
- V68.6XXAPassenger in heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V68.6XXDPassenger in heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V68.6XXSPassenger in heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, sequela
- V68.7Person on outside of heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident
- V68.7XXAPerson on outside of heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V68.7XXDPerson on outside of heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V68.7XXSPerson on outside of heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, sequela
- V68.9Unspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident
- V68.9XXAUnspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V68.9XXDUnspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V68.9XXSUnspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, sequela
V68 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.
