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FY2027

V40.2 — Person on outside of car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident

Not billable

Is V40.2 billable?

No — V40.2 is a non-billable header code. V40.2 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 V40.2.

V40.2 at a glance

CodeV40.2
DescriptionPerson on outside of car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is V40.2 listed in the External Cause Index?

These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V40.2 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.

  • Accident › transport › car occupant › hanger-on › collision › animal › nontraffic (to)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V40-V49

The conditions below can never be reported together with V40.2 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • bus (V50-V59)
  • minibus (V50-V59)
  • minivan (V50-V59)
  • motorcoach (V70-V79)
  • pick-up truck (V50-V59)
  • sport utility vehicle (SUV) (V50-V59)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V40

The conditions below can never be reported together with V40.2 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • car collision with animal-drawn vehicle or animal being ridden (V46.-)

What codes fall under V40.2? (3)

How long has V40.2 existed?

V40.2 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 V40 family? (8)