V49.60XS
V49.60XS — Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequela
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
V49.60XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified car occupant injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "S" — sequela
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V49
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Car collision NOS (traffic)
Risk adjustment
V49.60XS does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share V49.60. If V49.60XS is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about V49.60XS
- Is V49.60XS a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. V49.60XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does V49.60XS sit in the tabular list?
- External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Car occupant injured in transport accident (V40-V49).