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V44

Non-billable

Car occupant injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus

Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity

Coding Guidance

V44 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information

From parent codes: V00-Y99 (Chapter 20)

NotesFrom V00-Y99

Additional notes from parent codes that apply to this code.

  • This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88). Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter 20 should be used to provide additional information as to the cause of the condition.

More Specific Codes (9)

V44.0Car driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident→V44.1Car passenger injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident→V44.2Person on outside of car injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident→V44.3Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident→V44.4Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus→V44.5Car driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident→V44.6Car passenger injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident→V44.7Person on outside of car injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident→V44.9Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident→