2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code V39Occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in other and unspecified transport accidents
ICD-10-CM V39
V39 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in other and unspecified transport accidents, so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as V39.00XA, V39.00XD, V39.00XS, and V39.09XA.
Code Identity
ICD-10-CM Code
V39
Billable Status
No — Non-Billable Category
Code Describes
Occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in other and unspecified transport accidents
Short Description
Occupant of 3-whl mv injured in oth and unsp transport acc
Chapter
V30-V39
Occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in transport accident
Code Classification
CategoryV39Occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in other and unspecified transport accidents
This CodeV39Occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in other and unspecified transport accidents
Specific Coding for Occupant of 3-whl mv injured in oth and unsp transport accOverview
Non-specific codes like V39 require more characters. Use one of these billable codes instead:
V39.0 for Driver of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident
V39.00 for Driver of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident
V39.09 for Driver of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with other motor vehicles in nontraffic accident
V39.1 for Passenger in three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident
V39.10 for Passenger in three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident
V39.19 for Passenger in three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with other motor vehicles in nontraffic accident
V39.2 for Unspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident
V39.20 for Unspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident
V39.29 for Unspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with other motor vehicles in nontraffic accident
V39.3 for Occupant (driver) (passenger) of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in unspecified nontraffic accident
V39.4 for Driver of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident
V39.40 for Driver of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident
V39.49 for Driver of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident
V39.5 for Passenger in three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident
V39.50 for Passenger in three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident
V39.59 for Passenger in three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident
V39.6 for Unspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident
V39.60 for Unspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident
V39.69 for Unspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident
V39.8 for Occupant (driver) (passenger) of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in other specified transport accidents
V39.81 for Occupant (driver) (passenger) of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in transport accident with military vehicle
V39.89 for Occupant (driver) (passenger) of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in other specified transport accidents
V39.9 for Occupant (driver) (passenger) of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in unspecified traffic accident
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to V39: its own notes plus those printed at block V30-V39, block V00-V99, and Chapter 20. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Includes
Further defines, or gives examples of, the content of the category.
From Block V30-V39 Occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in transport accident applies to 291 codes
- motorized tricycle
- motorized rickshaw
- three-wheeled motor car
Excludes1
Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
From Block V30-V39 Occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in transport accident applies to 291 codes
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
Notes
General instructions on how these codes are used.
- This section is structured in 12 groups. Those relating to land transport accidents (V00-V89) reflect the victim's mode of transport and are subdivided to identify the victim's 'counterpart' or the type of event. The vehicle of which the injured person is an occupant is identified in the first two characters since it is seen as the most important factor to identify for prevention purposes. A transport accident is one in which the vehicle involved must be moving or running or in use for transport purposes at the time of the accident.
- Definitions related to transport accidents:
- (a) A transport accident (V00-V99) is any accident involving a device designed primarily for, or used at the time primarily for, conveying persons or good from one place to another.
- (b) A public highway [trafficway] or street is the entire width between property lines (or other boundary lines) of land open to the public as a matter of right or custom for purposes of moving persons or property from one place to another. A roadway is that part of the public highway designed, improved and customarily used for vehicular traffic.
- (c) A traffic accident is any vehicle accident occurring on the public highway [i.e. originating on, terminating on, or involving a vehicle partially on the highway]. A vehicle accident is assumed to have occurred on the public highway unless another place is specified, except in the case of accidents involving only off-road motor vehicles, which are classified as nontraffic accidents unless the contrary is stated.
- (d) A nontraffic accident is any vehicle accident that occurs entirely in any place other than a public highway.
- (e) A pedestrian is any person involved in an accident who was not at the time of the accident riding in or on a motor vehicle, railway train, streetcar or animal-drawn or other vehicle, or on a pedal cycle or animal. This includes, a person changing a tire, working on a parked car, or a person on foot. It also includes the user of a pedestrian conveyance such as a baby stroller, ice-skates, skis, sled, roller skates, a skateboard, nonmotorized or motorized wheelchair, motorized mobility scooter, or nonmotorized scooter.
- (f) A driver is an occupant of a transport vehicle who is operating or intending to operate it.
- (g) A passenger is any occupant of a transport vehicle other than the driver, except a person traveling on the outside of the vehicle.
- (h) A person on the outside of a vehicle is any person being transported by a vehicle but not occupying the space normally reserved for the driver or passengers, or the space intended for the transport of property. This includes a person travelling on the bodywork, bumper, fender, roof, running board or step of a vehicle, as well as, hanging on the outside of the vehicle.
- (i) A pedal cycle is any land transport vehicle operated solely by nonmotorized pedals including a bicycle or tricycle.
- (j) A pedal cyclist is any person riding a pedal cycle or in a sidecar or trailer attached to a pedal cycle.
- (k) A motorcycle is a two-wheeled motor vehicle with one or two riding saddles and sometimes with a third wheel for the support of a sidecar. The sidecar is considered part of the motorcycle. This includes a moped, motor scooter, or motorized bicycle.
- (l) A motorcycle rider is any person riding a motorcycle or in a sidecar or trailer attached to the motorcycle.
- (m) A three-wheeled motor vehicle is a motorized tricycle designed primarily for on-road use. This includes a motor-driven tricycle, a motorized rickshaw, or a three-wheeled motor car.
- (n) A car [automobile] is a four-wheeled motor vehicle designed primarily for carrying up to 7 persons. A trailer being towed by the car is considered part of the car. It does not include a van or minivan - see definition (o)
- (o) A pick-up truck or van is a four or six-wheeled motor vehicle designed for carrying passengers as well as property or cargo weighing less than the local limit for classification as a heavy goods vehicle, and not requiring a special driver's license. This includes a minivan and a sport-utility vehicle (SUV).
- (p) A heavy transport vehicle is a motor vehicle designed primarily for carrying property, meeting local criteria for classification as a heavy goods vehicle in terms of weight and requiring a special driver's license.
- (q) A bus (coach) is a motor vehicle designed or adapted primarily for carrying more than 10 passengers, and requiring a special driver's license.
- (r) A railway train or railway vehicle is any device, with or without freight or passenger cars couple to it, designed for traffic on a railway track. This includes subterranean (subways) or elevated trains.
- (s) A streetcar, is a device designed and used primarily for transporting passengers within a municipality, running on rails, usually subject to normal traffic control signals, and operated principally on a right-of-way that forms part of the roadway. This includes a tram or trolley that runs on rails. A trailer being towed by a streetcar is considered part of the streetcar.
- (t) A special vehicle mainly used on industrial premises is a motor vehicle designed primarily for use within the buildings and premises of industrial or commercial establishments. This includes battery-powered airport passenger vehicles or baggage/mail trucks, forklifts, coal-cars in a coal mine, logging cars and trucks used in mines or quarries.
- (u) A special vehicle mainly used in agriculture is a motor vehicle designed specifically for use in farming and agriculture (horticulture), to work the land, tend and harvest crops and transport materials on the farm. This includes harvesters, farm machinery and tractor and trailers.
- (v) A special construction vehicle is a motor vehicle designed specifically for use on construction and demolition sites. This includes bulldozers, diggers, earth levellers, dump trucks. backhoes, front-end loaders, pavers, and mechanical shovels.
- (w) A special all-terrain vehicle is a motor vehicle of special design to enable it to negotiate over rough or soft terrain, snow or sand. Examples of special design are high construction, special wheels and tires, tracks, and support on a cushion of air. This includes snow mobiles, All-terrain vehicles (ATV), and dune buggies. It does not include passenger vehicle designated as Sport Utility Vehicles. (SUV)
- (x) A watercraft is any device designed for transporting passengers or goods on water. This includes motor or sail boats, ships, and hovercraft.
- (y) An aircraft is any device for transporting passengers or goods in the air. This includes hot-air balloons, gliders, helicopters and airplanes.
- (z) A military vehicle is any motorized vehicle operating on a public roadway owned by the military and being operated by a member of the military.
- This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88). Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter 20 should be used to provide additional information as to the cause of the condition.
7th Character
Every code in the category takes a 7th character from the listed values, with the placeholder X filling any empty positions before it.
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V39
Values for category V39 Encounter: Initial, Subsequent, Sequela
- Ainitial encounter
- Dsubsequent encounter
- Ssequela
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Code HistoryHistory
FY 2016AddedAdded to the ICD-10-CM code setEffective October 1, 2015, the first year of ICD-10-CM.
FY 2017–2026No changes
FY 2027CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Questions About V39Overview
Is V39 a billable code?
No. This is a category header that groups the codes for occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in other and unspecified transport accidents, and headers cannot be submitted on claims. Claims for occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in other and unspecified transport accidents need a more specific code from this category, such as V39.00XA, V39.00XD, and V39.00XS.
Can V39 be reported with a code from V86?
Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note at block V30-V39, which applies to V39, lists "all-terrain vehicles (V86.-)". An Excludes1 note means the excluded code is never reported together with this one; the only exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other (Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
