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V49.9

Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified 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:

  • V49.9XXA Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified traffic accident, initial encounter
  • V49.9XXD Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified traffic accident, subsequent encounter
  • V49.9XXS Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified 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 Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified 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 V49 Car occupant injured in other and unspecified transport accidents

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V49

Inherited from the V40-V49 section Car occupant injured in transport accident (V40-V49)

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • bus (V50-V59)
  • minibus (V50-V59)
  • minivan (V50-V59)
  • motorcoach (V70-V79)
  • pick-up truck (V50-V59)
  • sport utility vehicle (SUV) (V50-V59)

Includes

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

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
V49.0 Driver injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident Not billable
V49.1 Passenger injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident Not billable
V49.2 Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident Not billable
V49.3 Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified nontraffic accident Not billable
V49.4 Driver injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident Not billable
V49.5 Passenger injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident Not billable
V49.6 Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident Not billable
V49.8 Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in other specified transport accidents Not billable