Car Accident ICD-10-CM Codes

What Car Accident ICD Codes Can I Use?

There is much to pick from if you’re looking for Car Accident ICD codes. For the sake of this short guide, we only selected six ICD-10 codes for this, but they’re enough to give you an idea of what to expect when searching for such codes. Here they are:

1. V03.00XA - Pedestrian on foot injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accident, initial encounter

This ICD-10 code is meant to be used on patients confirmed to be on foot when they collided with a car in a non-traffic accident. By non-traffic accident, that means they are in areas where no traffic is present. It can be as simple as the patient walking around in the suburbs and a car’s brakes stopped working, resulting in a collision between the pedestrian on foot and the car.

2. V03.01XA - Pedestrian on roller-skates injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accident, initial encounter

This is similar to Item 1, but the patient is confirmed to have been a pedestrian on roller skates this time.

3. V03.02XA - Pedestrian on skateboard injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accident, initial encounter

This is similar to Item 1, but this time, the patient is confirmed to have been a pedestrian on a skateboard.

4. V03.10XA Pedestrian on foot injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident, initial encounter

This is similar to Item 1, but the accident occurred during traffic this time.

5. V03.11XA - Pedestrian on roller-skates injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident, initial encounter

This is similar to Item 4, but the patient is confirmed to have been on roller skates when the accident occurred.

6. V03.12XA - Pedestrian on skateboard injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident, initial encounter

This is similar to Item 4, but the patient is confirmed to have been on a skateboard when the accident occurred. 

Are These Car Accident ICD Codes Billable?

Yes. All of the aforementioned Car Accident-related ICD-10 codes are valid and billable.

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Clinical Information

Car accidents involve collisions between two or more cars or cars and other vehicles like trucks, vans, motorcycles, and more. It’s not limited to vehicle-on-vehicle accidents, though. A car accident can also be a collision between a car and a person, hence the examples of Car Accident ICD-10 codes above. These accidents can either occur in traffic or in areas with no traffic.

All of the codes above are for pedestrians. There are codes specific for drivers and passengers.

The codes above all have the initial encounter label, meaning patients receive active injury treatment. Codes with such labels have two other variants in the forms of the subsequent encounter and sequela labels.

The former means that the patients are in their respective recovery phases and are still receiving active/routine care for their injuries. The latter means they are dealing with the aftereffects of their injuries. Two other ICD-10 codes should accompany codes with sequela labels; one should designate the sequela’s nature, while the other should describe the sequela (meaning its effects).

Synonyms Include:

• Pedestrian on foot injured in collision with car
• Pedestrian on roller-skates injured in collision with car
• Pedestrian on skateboard injured in collision with car
• Pedestrian on standing electric scooter injured in collision with car
• Pedestrian on other standing micro-mobility pedestrian conveyance injured in collision with car
• Pedestrian with other conveyance injured in collision with car