Is V50.4XXA a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. V50.4XXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does V50.4XXA sit in the tabular list?

External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in transport accident (V50-V59).

What cannot be coded together with V50.4XXA?

V50.4XXA carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above V50.4XXA (V50) and apply to it just the same.

V50.4XXA

V50.4XXA — Person boarding or alighting a pick-up truck or van injured in collision with pedestrian or animal, initial encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

V50.4XXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for person boarding or alighting a pick-up truck or van injured in collision with pedestrian or animal, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

7th character "A" — initial encounter

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V50

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above V50.4XXA

These are not written on V50.4XXA, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing V50.4XXA with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on V50 — Occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with pedestrian or animal

pick-up truck or van collision with animal-drawn vehicle or animal being ridden (V56.-)

Risk adjustment

V50.4XXA 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.

Code history

V50.4XXA has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share V50.4. If V50.4XXA is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about V50.4XXA

Is V50.4XXA a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. V50.4XXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does V50.4XXA sit in the tabular list?: External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99), in the block Occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in transport accident (V50-V59).
What cannot be coded together with V50.4XXA?: V50.4XXA carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above V50.4XXA (V50) and apply to it just the same.