2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code V04.9

Pedestrian injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident

ICD-10-CM Code:
V04.9
ICD-10 Code for:
Pedestrian injured in collision w hv veh, unsp
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality
    (V01–Y99)
    • Transport accidents
      (V00-V99)
      • Pedestrian injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus
        (V04)

V04.9 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of pedestrian injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Unspecified diagnosis codes like V04.9 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.

Specific Coding Applicable to Pedestrian injured in collision w hv veh, unsp

Non-specific codes like V04.9 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for pedestrian injured in collision w hv veh, unsp:

  • V04.90 for Pedestrian on foot injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V04.90XA for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V04.90XD for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V04.90XS for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • V04.91 for Pedestrian on roller-skates injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V04.91XA for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V04.91XD for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V04.91XS for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • V04.92 for Pedestrian on skateboard injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V04.92XA for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V04.92XD for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V04.92XS for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • V04.93 for Pedestrian on standing micro-mobility pedestrian conveyance injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • V04.931 for Pedestrian on standing electric scooter injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V04.931A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V04.931D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V04.931S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • V04.938 for Pedestrian on other standing micro-mobility pedestrian conveyance injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V04.938A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V04.938D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V04.938S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • V04.99 for Pedestrian with other conveyance injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus, unspecified whether traffic or nontraffic accident - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V04.99XA for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V04.99XD for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V04.99XS for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.