Car occupant injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van (V43) ICD-10-CM

About the V43 Code Range

The ICD-10 code section V43 covers injuries sustained by car occupants during collisions with other cars, pick-up trucks, or vans. This category includes various specific codes identifying the role of the car occupant (driver, passenger, person outside the car, or unspecified occupant) and the type of vehicle involved in the collision.

This detailed ICD-10 code series distinguishes between traffic and nontraffic accidents, as well as the particular vehicle types such as sport utility vehicles, other cars, pick-up trucks, and vans. For example, the code V43.01XA indicates a car driver injured in a collision with a sport utility vehicle during a nontraffic accident at the initial encounter. Similarly, codes ending with seventh characters like "XA," "XD," or "XS" specify the injury's timing, including initial encounter, subsequent care, or sequela (complications or conditions resulting from the injury). These codes are essential for accurately documenting the circumstances of injuries in collisions involving car occupants and are used in medical coding to ensure precise classification of external causes during treatment, billing, and reporting. The section thus helps differentiate injuries by occupant status, vehicle type, accident context, and treatment phase in the ICD-10 coding system.