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V49.59XD vs V49.59XS

V49.59XD (Passenger injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, subsequent encounter) compared with V49.59XS (Passenger injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data.

Summary

No tabular note links these codes. Both belong to category V49, and nothing in the tabular list prevents reporting each when it is documented.

Registry fact
What is different?

Title wording.The titles share “Passenger injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident”; V49.59XD says “subsequent encounter” where V49.59XS says “sequela”.

Registry fact

Can these codes be reported together?

No instruction prevents it.No note in either entry names the other. Both belong to category V49; each may be reported when its own documentation is present.

Registry fact

Is there an Excludes1 relationship?

None.Neither entry carries an Excludes1 note that names the other code. V49.59XD carries 6 Excludes1 notes and V49.59XS carries 6 Excludes1 notes covering other codes; the side-by-side table quotes them.

Official rule

Is there an Excludes2 relationship?

None.Neither entry carries an Excludes2 note that names the other code.

Official rule

Is one more specific?

No.Neither is a subdivision of the other, and neither title is the unspecified form; they describe different conditions within category V49.

Registry fact

Is one a parent or header code?

No.Both are billable codes, and neither contains the other.

Registry fact

Are there sequencing instructions?

None.Neither entry carries a Code First or Use Additional Code note that names the other.

Official rule

Are there other coding relationships?

None found.No laterality, encounter-phase, Table of Neoplasms, Table of Drugs and Chemicals, or history-versus-active-disease relationship links these codes.

MedCoder-derived

Official rule: a tabular instructional note or a section of the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, quoted as published. Registry fact: the codes’ own published attributes (titles, billable status, position in the hierarchy, code set). MedCoder-derived: a reading MedCoder computes from those facts; it is not itself a rule. How to read the labels

Can these codes be reported together?

Yes, when each is documented. V49.59XD and V49.59XS both belong to category V49.

No Excludes1/Excludes2 relationship exists between these codes in the official tabular list. The code titles state what each one covers, and the documentation decides which applies.

Side by side

V49.59XDPassenger injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, subsequent encounterV49.59XSPassenger injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequela
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationV00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)
DefinitionPassenger injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V49.59XD).Passenger injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V49.59XS).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V49The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V49
Includes
a four-wheeled motor vehicle designed primarily for carrying passengers
automobile (pulling a trailer or camper)
a four-wheeled motor vehicle designed primarily for carrying passengers
automobile (pulling a trailer or camper)
Excludes1
bus (V50-V59)
minibus (V50-V59)
minivan (V50-V59)
motorcoach (V70-V79)
pick-up truck (V50-V59)
sport utility vehicle (SUV) (V50-V59)
bus (V50-V59)
minibus (V50-V59)
minivan (V50-V59)
motorcoach (V70-V79)
pick-up truck (V50-V59)
sport utility vehicle (SUV) (V50-V59)

Notes are the code’s own tabular entry, quoted as published. A note that names the other code is the one the verdict above rests on.

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). A coding-rule comparison, not billing advice: payer-specific edits and medical-necessity policy are outside its scope. All data sources