V49.1 — Passenger injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident
Not billable
Is V49.1 billable?
No — V49.1 is a non-billable header code. V49.1 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 6 billable codes beneath V49.1.
Billable codes under this header
- V49.10XAPassenger injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V49.10XDPassenger injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V49.10XSPassenger injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident, sequela
- V49.19XAPassenger injured in collision with other motor vehicles in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V49.19XDPassenger injured in collision with other motor vehicles in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V49.19XSPassenger injured in collision with other motor vehicles in nontraffic accident, sequela
V49.1 at a glance
| Code | V49.1 |
|---|---|
| Description | Passenger injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic 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 V49.1 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 V49.1? (2)
How long has V49.1 existed?
V49.1 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 V49 family? (8)
- V49.0Driver injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V49.2Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V49.3Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V49.4Driver injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accidentnot billable
- V49.5Passenger injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accidentnot billable
- V49.6Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accidentnot billable
- V49.8Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in other specified transport accidentsnot billable
- V49.9Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified traffic accidentnot billable