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Car occupant injured in other and unspecified transport accidents (V49)

The ICD-10 code V49 series captures injuries sustained by car occupants; including drivers and passengers; in various transport accidents that are either unspecified or involve non-typical circumstances. These codes differentiate between initial, subsequent, and sequela encounters using a 7th character extension, helping specify the timing of care related to the injury.

This section includes codes such as V49.0 for drivers injured in collisions with unspecified motor vehicles during nontraffic accidents, and V49.4 for those injured in traffic collisions. Synonyms like “motor vehicle accident victim” and “injury due to car accident” connect common terms to these codes, assisting coders in accurately identifying the ICD-10 code for car occupant injuries. Special scenarios are also covered, including collisions involving motor-driven snow vehicles (V49.09, V49.19) and injuries during motor racing or military vehicle accidents. Each category supports documenting whether the injury is from an initial medical encounter, follow-up care, or complications (sequela). Utilizing these codes allows for precise reporting of injuries from diverse motor vehicle-related incidents outside standard traffic collisions.

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

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

        • Car occupant injured in other and unspecified transport accidents (V49)

        • V49 Car occupant injured in other and unspecified transport accidents
        • V49.0 Driver injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident
        • V49.00 Driver injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident
        • V49.00XA Driver injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
        • V49.00XD Driver injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V49.00XS Driver injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident, sequela
        • V49.09 Driver injured in collision with other motor vehicles in nontraffic accident
        • V49.09XA Driver injured in collision with other motor vehicles in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
        • V49.09XD Driver injured in collision with other motor vehicles in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V49.09XS Driver injured in collision with other motor vehicles in nontraffic accident, sequela
        • V49.1 Passenger injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident
        • V49.10 Passenger injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident
        • V49.10XA Passenger injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
        • V49.10XD Passenger injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V49.10XS Passenger injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident, sequela
        • V49.19 Passenger injured in collision with other motor vehicles in nontraffic accident
        • V49.19XA Passenger injured in collision with other motor vehicles in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
        • V49.19XD Passenger injured in collision with other motor vehicles in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V49.19XS Passenger injured in collision with other motor vehicles in nontraffic accident, sequela
        • V49.2 Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident
        • V49.20 Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident
        • V49.20XA Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
        • V49.20XD Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V49.20XS Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident, sequela
        • V49.29 Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with other motor vehicles in nontraffic accident
        • V49.29XA Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with other motor vehicles in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
        • V49.29XD Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with other motor vehicles in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V49.29XS Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with other motor vehicles in nontraffic accident, sequela
        • V49.3 Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified nontraffic accident
        • V49.3XXA Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified nontraffic accident, initial encounter
        • V49.3XXD Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V49.3XXS Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified nontraffic accident, sequela
        • V49.4 Driver injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident
        • V49.40 Driver injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident
        • V49.40XA Driver injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident, initial encounter
        • V49.40XD Driver injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V49.40XS Driver injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequela
        • V49.49 Driver injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident
        • V49.49XA Driver injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, initial encounter
        • V49.49XD Driver injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V49.49XS Driver injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequela
        • V49.5 Passenger injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident
        • V49.50 Passenger injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident
        • V49.50XA Passenger injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident, initial encounter
        • V49.50XD Passenger injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V49.50XS Passenger injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequela
        • V49.59 Passenger injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident
        • V49.59XA Passenger injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, initial encounter
        • V49.59XD Passenger injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V49.59XS Passenger injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequela
        • V49.6 Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident
        • V49.60 Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident
        • V49.60XA Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident, initial encounter
        • V49.60XD Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V49.60XS Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequela
        • V49.69 Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident
        • V49.69XA Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, initial encounter
        • V49.69XD Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V49.69XS Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequela
        • V49.8 Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in other specified transport accidents
        • V49.81 Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in transport accident with military vehicle
        • V49.81XA Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in transport accident with military vehicle, initial encounter
        • V49.81XD Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in transport accident with military vehicle, subsequent encounter
        • V49.81XS Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in transport accident with military vehicle, sequela
        • V49.88 Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in other specified transport accidents
        • V49.88XA Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in other specified transport accidents, initial encounter
        • V49.88XD Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in other specified transport accidents, subsequent encounter
        • V49.88XS Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in other specified transport accidents, sequela
        • V49.9 Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified traffic accident
        • V49.9XXA Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified traffic accident, initial encounter
        • V49.9XXD Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified traffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V49.9XXS Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified 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 V49

7th Character

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

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