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FY2027

V42.6 — Car passenger injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident

Not billable

Is V42.6 billable?

No — V42.6 is a non-billable header code. V42.6 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 V42.6.

V42.6 at a glance

CodeV42.6
DescriptionCar passenger injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is V42.6 listed in the External Cause Index?

These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V42.6 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.

  • Accident › transport › car occupant › passenger › collision › three wheeled motor vehicle (to)
  • Accident › transport › car occupant › passenger › collision › two wheeled motor vehicle (to)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V40-V49

The conditions below can never be reported together with V42.6 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)

What codes fall under V42.6? (3)

How long has V42.6 existed?

V42.6 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)