V49.4
V49.4: Driver injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
V49.4 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for driver injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V49
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead V49.4
2 child codes. Green means billable.
Other codes under V49
- V49.0Driver injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident
- V49.1Passenger injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident
- V49.2Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident
- V49.3Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified nontraffic accident
- V49.5Passenger injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident
- V49.6Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident
- V49.8Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in other specified transport accidents
- V49.9Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified traffic accident