2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code V48Car occupant injured in noncollision transport accident
V48 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for car occupant injured in noncollision transport accident, so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as V48.0XXA, V48.0XXD, V48.0XXS, and V48.1XXA.
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Specific Coding for Car occupant injured in noncollision transport accidentOverview
Non-specific codes like V48 require more characters. Use one of these billable codes instead:
V48.0 for Car driver injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident
V48.1 for Car passenger injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident
V48.2 for Person on outside of car injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident
V48.3 for Unspecified car occupant injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident
V48.4 for Person boarding or alighting a car injured in noncollision transport accident
V48.5 for Car driver injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident
V48.6 for Car passenger injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident
V48.7 for Person on outside of car injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident
V48.9 for Unspecified car occupant injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident
Tabular List NotesGuidance
Coding notes and annotation back-references applicable to this code.
Includes
- overturning car NOS
- overturning car without collision
7th Character Note
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V48
7th Character
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
This note appears immediately under a three character code title to further define, or give examples of, the content of the category.
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 V48Overview
Is V48 (Car occupant injured in noncollision transport accident) a billable code?
No. This is a category header that groups the codes for car occupant injured in noncollision transport accident, and headers cannot be submitted on claims. Claims for car occupant injured in noncollision transport accident need a more specific code from this category, such as V48.0XXA, V48.0XXD, and V48.0XXS.
