ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

V49.20Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

V49.20 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.Short description: Unsp car occupant injured in collision w unsp mv nontraf

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 V49.20

V49.20 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for unspecified car occupant injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident. It belongs to category V49 (car occupant injured in other and unspecified transport accidents), 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 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within V49.2, choose V49.20 (unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: other motor vehicles in nontraffic accident (V49.29).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V49

Ainitial encounterV49.20XA
Dsubsequent encounterV49.20XD
SsequelaV49.20XS

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code

Car collision NOS, nontraffic

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to V49.20.

Broader instructions also apply from V40-V49 Car occupant injured in transport accident and Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity.

Alphabetic index entries

1 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to V49.20.

Accident (to) › transport (involving injury to) › car occupant › collision (with) › motor vehicle NOS (traffic) › nontraffic

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FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about V49.20

Is V49.20 billable?: No. V49.20 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.