2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code V40Car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal
V40 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal, so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as V40.0XXA, V40.0XXD, V40.0XXS, and V40.1XXA.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Specific Coding for Car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animalOverview
Non-specific codes like V40 require more characters. Use one of these billable codes instead:
V40.0 for Car driver injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident
V40.1 for Car passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident
V40.2 for Person on outside of car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident
V40.3 for Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident
V40.4 for Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal
V40.5 for Car driver injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident
V40.6 for Car passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident
V40.7 for Person on outside of car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident
V40.9 for Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident
Tabular List NotesGuidance
Coding notes and annotation back-references applicable to this code.
Type 1 Excludes
- car collision with animal-drawn vehicle or animal being ridden V46
7th Character Note
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V40
7th Character
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.
Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About V40Overview
Is V40 (Car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal) a billable code?
No. This is a category header that groups the codes for car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal, and headers cannot be submitted on claims. Claims for car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal need a more specific code from this category, such as V40.0XXA, V40.0XXD, and V40.0XXS.
