V49.40XA
V49.40XA: Driver injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
V49.40XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for driver injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check V49.40XA with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter
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.