V44.5XXA is the authoritative medical code for Car driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident, initial encounter. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for car driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident, initial encounter (ICD-10-CM V44.5XXA), 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
Car driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code V44.5A. 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 V44.5XXA 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 V44.5XXA 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 V44.5XXA?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes1 instructions, V44.5XXA 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 V44.5XXA in its code family, with their registry titles.
- V44 — Car occupant injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus
- V44.0 — Car driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident
- V44.0XXA — Car driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V44.0XXD — Car driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V44.0XXS — Car driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident, sequela
- V44.1 — Car passenger injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident
- V44.1XXA — Car passenger injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V44.1XXD — Car passenger injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V44.1XXS — Car passenger injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident, sequela
- V44.2 — Person on outside of car injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident
View all 36 codes in the V44 family