V44.4XXS is the authoritative medical code for Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus, sequela. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus, sequela (ICD-10-CM V44.4XXS), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with current federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code V44.4S. Includes: a four-wheeled motor vehicle designed primarily for carrying passengers; automobile (pulling a trailer or camper). Excludes1 (not coded here): car occupant injured in collision with military vehicle V49.81; bus V50-V59; minibus V50-V59; minivan V50-V59; motorcoach V70-V79; pick-up truck V50-V59; sport utility vehicle SUV V50-V59. 7th character: The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V44.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for V44.4XXS in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- a four-wheeled motor vehicle designed primarily for carrying passengers
- automobile (pulling a trailer or camper)
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- car occupant injured in collision with military vehicle V49.81
- bus V50-V59
- minibus V50-V59
- minivan V50-V59
- motorcoach V70-V79
- pick-up truck V50-V59
- sport utility vehicle SUV V50-V59
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Does V44.4XXS require a 7th character?
Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V44.
What can't be coded together with V44.4XXS?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes1 instructions, V44.4XXS must not be reported together with: car occupant injured in collision with military vehicle (V49.81); bus (V50-V59); minibus (V50-V59); minivan (V50-V59).
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to V44.4XXS in its code family, with their registry titles.
- V44.3XXD — Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V44.3XXS — Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident, sequela
- V44.4 — Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus
- V44.4XXA — Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus, initial encounter
- V44.4XXD — Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus, subsequent encounter
- V44.5 — Car driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident
- V44.5XXA — Car driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V44.5XXD — Car driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V44.5XXS — Car driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident, sequela
- V44.6 — Car passenger injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident
View all 36 codes in the V44 family