V43.6 — Car passenger injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident
Not billable
Is V43.6 billable?
No — V43.6 is a non-billable header code. V43.6 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 12 billable codes beneath V43.6.
Billable codes under this header
- V43.61XACar passenger injured in collision with sport utility vehicle in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V43.61XDCar passenger injured in collision with sport utility vehicle in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V43.61XSCar passenger injured in collision with sport utility vehicle in traffic accident, sequela
- V43.62XACar passenger injured in collision with other type car in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V43.62XDCar passenger injured in collision with other type car in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V43.62XSCar passenger injured in collision with other type car in traffic accident, sequela
- V43.63XACar passenger injured in collision with pick-up truck in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V43.63XDCar passenger injured in collision with pick-up truck in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V43.63XSCar passenger injured in collision with pick-up truck in traffic accident, sequela
- V43.64XACar passenger injured in collision with van in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V43.64XDCar passenger injured in collision with van in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V43.64XSCar passenger injured in collision with van in traffic accident, sequela
V43.6 at a glance
| Code | V43.6 |
|---|---|
| Description | Car passenger injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V40-V49
The conditions below can never be reported together with V43.6 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
What codes fall under V43.6? (4)
- V43.61Car passenger injured in collision with sport utility vehicle in traffic accidentnot billable
- V43.62Car passenger injured in collision with other type car in traffic accidentnot billable
- V43.63Car passenger injured in collision with pick-up truck in traffic accidentnot billable
- V43.64Car passenger injured in collision with van in traffic accidentnot billable
How long has V43.6 existed?
V43.6 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 V43 family? (8)
- V43.0Car driver injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V43.1Car passenger injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V43.2Person on outside of car injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V43.3Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V43.4Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or vannot billable
- V43.5Car driver injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accidentnot billable
- V43.7Person on outside of car injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accidentnot billable
- V43.9Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accidentnot billable