ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
V45Car occupant injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle
V45 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 9 more specific codes beneath it.Short description: Car occupant injured in collision w rail trn/veh
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About V45
V45 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for car occupant injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle. It belongs to block V40-V49 (car occupant injured in transport accident) and chapter 20 (external causes of morbidity). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 9 subcodes must be used instead.
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: V45.0 (accident), V45.1 (accident), V45.2 (accident), V45.3 (accident), V45.4 (vehicle), V45.5 (accident), V45.6 (accident), V45.7 (accident) and 1 more.
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
Specific codes under V45
- V45.0Car driver injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident
- V45.1Car passenger injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident
- V45.2Person on outside of car injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident
- V45.3Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident
- V45.4Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle
- V45.5Car driver injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident
- V45.6Car passenger injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident
- V45.7Person on outside of car injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident
- V45.9Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to V45.
Broader instructions also apply from V40-V49 Car occupant injured in transport accident and Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity.
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about V45
Is V45 billable?
- No. V45 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.