2025 ICD-10-CM code V01
Effective Date: N/A External causes of morbidity - Pedestrian injured in transport accident 20 Feed
Pedestrian injured in collision with pedal cycle.
Medical necessity is determined by the injuries sustained by the pedestrian as a result of the collision. Any necessary treatment related to the injuries would be considered medically necessary.
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- Accidents (V00-X58) -> Transport accidents (V00-V99) -> Pedestrian injured in transport accident (V00-V09)
In simple words: A pedestrian was injured in a collision with a pedal cycle (like a bicycle or tricycle).
Pedestrian injured in collision with pedal cycle. Includes: person changing tire on transport vehicle; person examining engine of vehicle broken down in (on side of) road. Excludes1: fall due to non-transport collision with other person (W03); pedestrian on foot falling (slipping) on ice and snow (W00.-); struck or bumped by another person (W51). Excludes2: transport accidents due to cataclysm (X34-X38)
Example 1: A pedestrian is crossing the street and is hit by a cyclist., A person is changing a tire on the side of the road when they are struck by a passing cyclist., A person is looking under the hood of their broken-down car parked on the street when a cyclist collides with them.
Documentation should clearly indicate that the injured person was a pedestrian, the involvement of a pedal cycle in the accident, and the nature of the injuries sustained. Details about the circumstances of the accident, such as location and contributing factors, are also helpful.
** This code should be used as a secondary code to a code from another chapter indicating the nature of the condition, most often Chapter 19 (Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)).
- Specialties:Emergency Medicine, Trauma Surgery, Orthopedics
- Place of Service:Emergency Room - Hospital, On Campus-Outpatient Hospital, Off Campus-Outpatient Hospital, Office