V49.59
V49.59: Passenger injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
V49.59 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for passenger injured in collision with other 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.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Accident›transport›car occupant›passenger›collision›motor vehicle NOS›specified type NEC(traffic)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead V49.59
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- V49.59XAPassenger injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V49.59XDPassenger injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V49.59XSPassenger injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequela