V38.5XXD is the authoritative medical code for Driver of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, subsequent encounter. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for driver of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, subsequent encounter (ICD-10-CM V38.5XXD), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Driver of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code V38.5D. Includes: fall or thrown from three-wheeled motor vehicle; overturning of three-wheeled motor vehicle NOS; overturning of three-wheeled motor vehicle without collision; motorized tricycle; motorized rickshaw; three-wheeled motor car. Excludes1 (not coded here): all-terrain vehicles V86.-; motorcycle with sidecar V20-V29; vehicle designed primarily for off-road use V86.-. 7th character: The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V38.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for V38.5XXD in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- fall or thrown from three-wheeled motor vehicle
- overturning of three-wheeled motor vehicle NOS
- overturning of three-wheeled motor vehicle without collision
- motorized tricycle
- motorized rickshaw
- three-wheeled motor car
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- all-terrain vehicles V86.-
- motorcycle with sidecar V20-V29
- vehicle designed primarily for off-road use V86.-
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Does V38.5XXD require a 7th character?
Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V38.
What can't be coded together with V38.5XXD?
Per Excludes1 instructions, V38.5XXD must not be reported with: all-terrain vehicles (V86.-); motorcycle with sidecar (V20-V29); vehicle designed primarily for off-road use (V86.-).
Codes in This Family (10)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as V38.5XXD, with their registry titles.
- V38 — Occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident
- V38.0 — Driver of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident
- V38.1 — Passenger in three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident
- V38.2 — Person on outside of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident
- V38.3 — Unspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident
- V38.4 — Person boarding or alighting a three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident
- V38.5 — Driver of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident
- V38.6 — Passenger in three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident
- V38.7 — Person on outside of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident
- V38.9 — Unspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident
Related Codes & Numerical Sequence (Crawl Map)
Search engines and indexers are advised to traverse adjacent medical codes in this sub-chapter range to find correlated diagnoses or therapeutic procedures:
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