Pedal cycle rider injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle (V16)

The ICD-10 code group V16 covers injuries to pedal cycle riders caused by collisions with nonmotor vehicles, distinguishing situations such as traffic or nontraffic accidents and whether the injured was a driver, passenger, or person boarding a cycle.

This set of codes is used to specify incidents where a pedal cyclist; commonly known as a bicycle rider; is injured in accidents involving other nonmotor vehicles like trams or animal-drawn carts. For example, codes like V16.0XXA and V16.4XXA identify initial encounters for pedal cycle drivers injured in nontraffic and traffic accidents, respectively. Unspecified pedal cyclists injured in these collisions are captured under codes such as V16.2XXA or V16.9XXA, which may also relate to what is colloquially described as "pedal cycle accidents involving collision between pedal cycle and non-motor road vehicle." Including initial, subsequent, and sequela encounters helps track the ongoing care for these injuries. Understanding these distinctions ensures accurate medical coding for injuries sustained in pedal cycle collisions with nonmotor vehicles.

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

    • Pedal cycle rider injured in transport accident (V10-V19)

        • Pedal cycle rider injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle (V16)

        • V16 Pedal cycle rider injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle
        • V16.0 Pedal cycle driver injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in nontraffic accident
        • V16.0XXA Pedal cycle driver injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
        • V16.0XXD Pedal cycle driver injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V16.0XXS Pedal cycle driver injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in nontraffic accident, sequela
        • V16.1 Pedal cycle passenger injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in nontraffic accident
        • V16.1XXA Pedal cycle passenger injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
        • V16.1XXD Pedal cycle passenger injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V16.1XXS Pedal cycle passenger injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in nontraffic accident, sequela
        • V16.2 Unspecified pedal cyclist injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in nontraffic accident
        • V16.2XXA Unspecified pedal cyclist injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
        • V16.2XXD Unspecified pedal cyclist injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V16.2XXS Unspecified pedal cyclist injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in nontraffic accident, sequela
        • V16.3 Person boarding or alighting a pedal cycle injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in nontraffic accident
        • V16.3XXA Person boarding or alighting a pedal cycle injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
        • V16.3XXD Person boarding or alighting a pedal cycle injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V16.3XXS Person boarding or alighting a pedal cycle injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in nontraffic accident, sequela
        • V16.4 Pedal cycle driver injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in traffic accident
        • V16.4XXA Pedal cycle driver injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in traffic accident, initial encounter
        • V16.4XXD Pedal cycle driver injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V16.4XXS Pedal cycle driver injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in traffic accident, sequela
        • V16.5 Pedal cycle passenger injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in traffic accident
        • V16.5XXA Pedal cycle passenger injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in traffic accident, initial encounter
        • V16.5XXD Pedal cycle passenger injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V16.5XXS Pedal cycle passenger injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in traffic accident, sequela
        • V16.9 Unspecified pedal cyclist injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in traffic accident
        • V16.9XXA Unspecified pedal cyclist injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in traffic accident, initial encounter
        • V16.9XXD Unspecified pedal cyclist injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V16.9XXS Unspecified pedal cyclist injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in traffic accident, sequela

Instructional Notations

Includes

This note appears immediately under a three character code title to further define, or give examples of, the content of the category.

  • collision with animal-drawn vehicle, animal being ridden, streetcar

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 V16

7th Character

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

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