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FY2027

V46.5 — Car driver injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in traffic accident

Not billable

Is V46.5 billable?

No — V46.5 is a non-billable header code. V46.5 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 V46.5.

V46.5 at a glance

CodeV46.5
DescriptionCar driver injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle in traffic accident
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is V46.5 listed in the External Cause Index?

These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V46.5 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.

  • Accident › transport › car occupant › driver › collision › animal-drawn vehicle (to)
  • Accident › transport › car occupant › driver › collision › specified vehicle NEC (to)
  • Accident › transport › car occupant › driver › collision › streetcar (to)
  • Accident › transport › car occupant › driver › collision › animal › being ridden (to)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V40-V49

The conditions below can never be reported together with V46.5 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • 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 V46.5? (3)

How long has V46.5 existed?

V46.5 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 V46 family? (8)