V53.7 — Person on outside of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident
Is V53.7 billable?
No — V53.7 is a non-billable header code. V53.7 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 V53.7.
Billable codes under this header
- V53.7XXAPerson on outside of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V53.7XXDPerson on outside of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V53.7XXSPerson on outside of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident, sequela
V53.7 at a glance
| Code | V53.7 |
|---|---|
| Description | Person on outside of pick-up truck or van 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 |
How is V53.7 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V53.7 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Accident › transport › pickup truck occupant › hanger-on › collision › car (to)
- Accident › transport › pickup truck occupant › hanger-on › collision › pickup truck (to)
- Accident › transport › pickup truck occupant › hanger-on › collision › van (to)
- Accident › transport › van occupant › hanger-on › collision › car (to)
- Accident › transport › van occupant › hanger-on › collision › pickup truck (to)
- Accident › transport › van occupant › hanger-on › collision › van (to)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V50-V59
The conditions below can never be reported together with V53.7 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- heavy transport vehicle (V60-V69)
What codes fall under V53.7? (3)
- V53.7XXAPerson on outside of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V53.7XXDPerson on outside of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V53.7XXSPerson on outside of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident, sequela
How long has V53.7 existed?
V53.7 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 V53 family? (8)
- V53.0Driver of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V53.1Passenger in pick-up truck or van injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V53.2Person on outside of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V53.3Unspecified occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V53.4Person boarding or alighting a pick-up truck or van injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or vannot billable
- V53.5Driver of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accidentnot billable
- V53.6Passenger in pick-up truck or van injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accidentnot billable
- V53.9Unspecified occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accidentnot billable