V42.5 — Car driver injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident
Is V42.5 billable?
No — V42.5 is a non-billable header code. V42.5 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 V42.5.
Billable codes under this header
- V42.5XXACar driver injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V42.5XXDCar driver injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V42.5XXSCar driver injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident, sequela
V42.5 at a glance
| Code | V42.5 |
|---|---|
| Description | Car driver injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is V42.5 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V42.5 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Accident › transport › car occupant › driver › collision › three wheeled motor vehicle (to)
- Accident › transport › car occupant › driver › collision › two wheeled motor vehicle (to)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V40-V49
The conditions below can never be reported together with V42.5 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 V42.5? (3)
- V42.5XXACar driver injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V42.5XXDCar driver injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V42.5XXSCar driver injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident, sequela
How long has V42.5 existed?
V42.5 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 V42 family? (8)
- V42.0Car driver injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V42.1Car passenger injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V42.2Person on outside of car injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V42.3Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V42.4Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehiclenot billable
- V42.6Car passenger injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accidentnot billable
- V42.7Person on outside of car injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accidentnot billable
- V42.9Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accidentnot billable