Car occupant injured in collision with pedal cycle (V41)

The ICD-10 code section V41 is used to classify injuries sustained by car occupants involved in collisions with pedal cycles. These codes specifically distinguish between drivers, passengers, persons on the outside of cars, and those boarding or alighting a vehicle during either traffic or nontraffic accidents.

This section includes detailed codes for initial encounters, subsequent care, and sequela (late effects) following the injury, allowing precise documentation of the injury's stage and context. For example, V41.0XXA identifies a car driver injured in a collision with a pedal cycle during a nontraffic accident at the initial encounter, while V41.5XXA applies to a car driver injured in a similar collision but in a traffic accident. These codes facilitate accurate reporting of the external cause of injury, differentiating between traffic and nontraffic incidents and specifying the victim’s role in the accident. The section does not include synonyms but is essential for coding specific injuries resulting from car-pedal cycle collisions, addressing the medical and administrative needs for documenting such events in clinical and claims settings.

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y99)

    • Car occupant injured in transport accident (V40-V49)

        • Car occupant injured in collision with pedal cycle (V41)

        • V41 Car occupant injured in collision with pedal cycle
        • V41.0 Car driver injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accident
        • V41.0XXA Car driver injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
        • V41.0XXD Car driver injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V41.0XXS Car driver injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accident, sequela
        • V41.1 Car passenger injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accident
        • V41.1XXA Car passenger injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
        • V41.1XXD Car passenger injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V41.1XXS Car passenger injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accident, sequela
        • V41.2 Person on outside of car injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accident
        • V41.2XXA Person on outside of car injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
        • V41.2XXD Person on outside of car injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V41.2XXS Person on outside of car injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accident, sequela
        • V41.3 Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accident
        • V41.3XXA Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
        • V41.3XXD Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V41.3XXS Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with pedal cycle in nontraffic accident, sequela
        • V41.4 Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with pedal cycle
        • V41.4XXA Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with pedal cycle, initial encounter
        • V41.4XXD Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with pedal cycle, subsequent encounter
        • V41.4XXS Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with pedal cycle, sequela
        • V41.5 Car driver injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident
        • V41.5XXA Car driver injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident, initial encounter
        • V41.5XXD Car driver injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V41.5XXS Car driver injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident, sequela
        • V41.6 Car passenger injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident
        • V41.6XXA Car passenger injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident, initial encounter
        • V41.6XXD Car passenger injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V41.6XXS Car passenger injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident, sequela
        • V41.7 Person on outside of car injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident
        • V41.7XXA Person on outside of car injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident, initial encounter
        • V41.7XXD Person on outside of car injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V41.7XXS Person on outside of car injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident, sequela
        • V41.9 Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident
        • V41.9XXA Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident, initial encounter
        • V41.9XXD Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V41.9XXS Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with pedal cycle in traffic accident, sequela

Instructional Notations

7th Character Note

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.

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V41

7th Character

Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.

  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela