V33.4 — Person boarding or alighting a three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van
Is V33.4 billable?
No — V33.4 is a non-billable header code. V33.4 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath V33.4.
Billable codes under this header
- V33.4XXAPerson boarding or alighting a three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van, initial encounter
- V33.4XXDPerson boarding or alighting a three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van, subsequent encounter
- V33.4XXSPerson boarding or alighting a three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van, sequela
V33.4 at a glance
| Code | V33.4 |
|---|---|
| Description | Person boarding or alighting a three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is V33.4 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V33.4 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Accident › transport › three-wheeled motor vehicle occupant › collision › car › while boarding or alighting (to)
- Accident › transport › three-wheeled motor vehicle occupant › collision › pickup truck › while boarding or alighting (to)
- Accident › transport › three-wheeled motor vehicle occupant › collision › van › while boarding or alighting (to)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V30-V39
The conditions below can never be reported together with V33.4 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
What codes fall under V33.4? (3)
- V33.4XXAPerson boarding or alighting a three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van, initial encounter
- V33.4XXDPerson boarding or alighting a three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van, subsequent encounter
- V33.4XXSPerson boarding or alighting a three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van, sequela
How long has V33.4 existed?
V33.4 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the V33 family? (8)
- V33.0Driver of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V33.1Passenger in three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V33.2Person on outside of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V33.3Unspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V33.5Driver of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accidentnot billable
- V33.6Passenger in three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accidentnot billable
- V33.7Person on outside of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accidentnot billable
- V33.9Unspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accidentnot billable