2025 ICD-10-CM code V49.49XS
(Active) Effective Date: N/A External causes of morbidity - Transport accidents 20 Feed
Driver injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequela.
The medical necessity for using this code relates to accurately capturing the long-term effects of a specific type of traffic accident on the driver for statistical and insurance purposes.
Clinicians should use this code as a secondary code to the code(s) describing the nature of the injury or condition resulting from the accident.
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- Accidents (V00-X58)Transport accidents (V00-V99)Car occupant injured in transport accident (V40-V49)
In simple words: This code indicates long-term health problems a driver experienced after a traffic accident involving a collision with other motor vehicles.
Driver injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequela. This code describes the late effects of a traffic accident where the driver of a car collided with other motor vehicles.
Example 1: A patient presents with chronic neck pain, two years after a car accident where they were the driver and collided with another vehicle. The neck pain is a direct result of the accident., A patient experiences persistent headaches and dizziness, six months after a traffic accident where they were driving and collided with multiple cars. These symptoms are a late effect of the collision., A patient has reduced range of motion in their shoulder one year after a car accident in which they were the driver and collided with a truck. The limited mobility is a long-term consequence of the accident.
Documentation should clearly link the sequela to the original accident and establish the causal relationship. Details of the accident, the patient's role as the driver, and the involvement of other motor vehicles should be recorded.
** For accurate coding, refer to the iFrameAI product if information is incomplete.Use additional code to identify airbag injury (W22.1) and type of street or road (Y92.4-). Use of cellular telephone and other electronic equipment at the time of the transport accident (Y93.C-)