V44.0 — Car driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident
Is V44.0 billable?
No — V44.0 is a non-billable header code. V44.0 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 V44.0.
Billable codes under this header
- V44.0XXACar driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V44.0XXDCar driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V44.0XXSCar driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident, sequela
V44.0 at a glance
| Code | V44.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Car driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is V44.0 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V44.0 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Accident › transport › car occupant › driver › collision › bus › nontraffic (to)
- Accident › transport › car occupant › driver › collision › truck › nontraffic (to)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V40-V49
The conditions below can never be reported together with V44.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V44
The conditions below can never be reported together with V44.0 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 occupant injured in collision with military vehicle (V49.81)
What codes fall under V44.0? (3)
- V44.0XXACar driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V44.0XXDCar driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V44.0XXSCar driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident, sequela
How long has V44.0 existed?
V44.0 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 V44 family? (8)
- V44.1Car passenger injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V44.2Person on outside of car injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V44.3Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V44.4Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or busnot billable
- V44.5Car driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accidentnot billable
- V44.6Car passenger injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accidentnot billable
- V44.7Person on outside of car injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accidentnot billable
- V44.9Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accidentnot billable