V88.4 — Person injured in collision between car and heavy transport vehicle, nontraffic

Not billable

Is V88.4 billable?

No — V88.4 is a non-billable header code. V88.4 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 V88.4.

Billable codes under this header

V88.4XXAPerson injured in collision between car and heavy transport vehicle, nontraffic, initial encounter
V88.4XXDPerson injured in collision between car and heavy transport vehicle, nontraffic, subsequent encounter
V88.4XXSPerson injured in collision between car and heavy transport vehicle, nontraffic, sequela

V88.4 at a glance

Code	V88.4
Description	Person injured in collision between car and heavy transport vehicle, nontraffic
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is V88.4 listed in the External Cause Index?

These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V88.4 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.

Accident › nontraffic › collision › car and › truck (to)
Accident › transport › person NEC › collision › car › heavy transport vehicle › nontraffic (to)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V88

The conditions below can never be reported together with V88.4 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

collision involving:
pedal cycle (V10-V19)
pedestrian (V01-V09)

What codes fall under V88.4? (3)

How long has V88.4 existed?

V88.4 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.