2025 ICD-10-CM code V60.2
Person on outside of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in a nontraffic accident.
Seventh character should be used to specify the type of encounter (initial, subsequent, or sequela).
Medical necessity is established by the nature and extent of the injuries sustained as a result of the accident.
- 20 External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
- V60-V69 Occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in transport accident
In simple words: This code describes an injury to someone riding on the outside of a large truck (like an 18-wheeler, armored car, or panel truck) when the truck hits a person or animal in an area that isn't a public road.
Person on outside of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in a nontraffic accident.A heavy transport vehicle includes an 18-wheeler, armored car, or panel truck. A nontraffic accident is any vehicle accident that occurs entirely in any place other than a public highway. A person on the outside of a vehicle is any person being transported by a vehicle but not occupying the space normally reserved for the driver or passengers, or the space intended for the transport of property.
Example 1: A worker riding on the back of a panel truck delivering furniture to a business within a private parking lot is injured when the truck hits a pedestrian walking through the lot., An individual clinging to the side of an armored car during a non-traffic incident is injured when the vehicle collides with a dog running loose in a private driveway., A person riding on the running board of an 18-wheeler within a construction site is injured when the truck hits a construction worker.
Documentation should clearly indicate that the accident occurred in a nontraffic area (not a public highway or street), the injured person's location on the outside of the heavy transport vehicle, and that the collision involved a pedestrian or animal. The nature of the injuries should also be documented.
** Excludes1: heavy transport vehicle collision with animal-drawn vehicle or animal being ridden (V66.-)
- Specialties:Trauma surgery, Emergency medicine, Orthopedics
- Place of Service:Other Place of Service