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V19.40

Pedal cycle driver injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

  • V19.40XA Pedal cycle driver injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident, initial encounter
  • V19.40XD Pedal cycle driver injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
  • V19.40XS Pedal cycle driver injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequela

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Pedal cycle driver injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from V19 Pedal cycle rider injured in other and unspecified transport accidents

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V19

Inherited from the V10-V19 section Pedal cycle rider injured in transport accident (V10-V19)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • rupture of pedal cycle tire (W37.0)

Includes

  • any non-motorized vehicle, excluding an animal-drawn vehicle, or a sidecar or trailer attached to the pedal cycle

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
V19.49 Pedal cycle driver injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident Not billable