Pedal cycle rider injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van (V13)

The ICD-10 code V13 and its subcodes identify injuries sustained by pedal cycle riders who collide with a car, pick-up truck, or van. These codes cover various scenarios including whether the cyclist is a driver, passenger, or a person boarding or alighting, and distinguish between traffic and nontraffic accidents.

Specifically, the code set ranges from V13.0 for pedal cycle drivers injured in nontraffic accidents to V13.4 representing pedal cycle drivers involved in traffic accidents. There are detailed extensions with seventh characters such as XXA, XXD, and XXS that specify the type of encounter: initial, subsequent, or sequela. This classification helps medical coders accurately document injuries based on the role of the cyclist and accident circumstances. Because the codes also apply to passengers and unspecified pedal cyclists, the ICD-10 system ensures precise documentation of diverse pedal cycle injuries caused by collisions with motor vehicles. Understanding these distinctions is essential for proper coding of pedal cycle collision injuries using the ICD-10 code for this condition.

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

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

        • Pedal cycle rider injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van (V13)

        • V13 Pedal cycle rider injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van
        • V13.0 Pedal cycle driver injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accident
        • V13.0XXA Pedal cycle driver injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
        • V13.0XXD Pedal cycle driver injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V13.0XXS Pedal cycle driver injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accident, sequela
        • V13.1 Pedal cycle passenger injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accident
        • V13.1XXA Pedal cycle passenger injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
        • V13.1XXD Pedal cycle passenger injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V13.1XXS Pedal cycle passenger injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accident, sequela
        • V13.2 Unspecified pedal cyclist injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accident
        • V13.2XXA Unspecified pedal cyclist injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
        • V13.2XXD Unspecified pedal cyclist injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V13.2XXS Unspecified pedal cyclist injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accident, sequela
        • V13.3 Person boarding or alighting a pedal cycle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van
        • V13.3XXA Person boarding or alighting a pedal cycle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van, initial encounter
        • V13.3XXD Person boarding or alighting a pedal cycle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van, subsequent encounter
        • V13.3XXS Person boarding or alighting a pedal cycle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van, sequela
        • V13.4 Pedal cycle driver injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident
        • V13.4XXA Pedal cycle driver injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident, initial encounter
        • V13.4XXD Pedal cycle driver injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V13.4XXS Pedal cycle driver injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident, sequela
        • V13.5 Pedal cycle passenger injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident
        • V13.5XXA Pedal cycle passenger injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident, initial encounter
        • V13.5XXD Pedal cycle passenger injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V13.5XXS Pedal cycle passenger injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident, sequela
        • V13.9 Unspecified pedal cyclist injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident
        • V13.9XXA Unspecified pedal cyclist injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident, initial encounter
        • V13.9XXD Unspecified pedal cyclist injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
        • V13.9XXS Unspecified pedal cyclist injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van 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 V13

7th Character

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

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