V69.69 — Unspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident
Is V69.69 billable?
No — V69.69 is a non-billable header code. V69.69 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 V69.69.
Billable codes under this header
- V69.69XAUnspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V69.69XDUnspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V69.69XSUnspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequela
V69.69 at a glance
| Code | V69.69 |
|---|---|
| Description | Unspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is V69.69 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V69.69 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Accident › transport › truckoccupant › collision › motor vehicle NOS › specified type NEC (to)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V60-V69
The conditions below can never be reported together with V69.69 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
- motorcoach
What codes fall under V69.69? (3)
- V69.69XAUnspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V69.69XDUnspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V69.69XSUnspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequela
How long has V69.69 existed?
V69.69 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.