V60.5XXA is the authoritative medical code for Driver of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident, initial encounter. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for driver of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident, initial encounter (ICD-10-CM V60.5XXA), 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
Driver of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code V60.5A. Includes: 18 wheeler; armored car; panel truck. Excludes1 (not coded here): heavy transport vehicle collision with animal-drawn vehicle or animal being ridden V66.-; bus; motorcoach. 7th character: The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V60.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for V60.5XXA in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- 18 wheeler
- armored car
- panel truck
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- heavy transport vehicle collision with animal-drawn vehicle or animal being ridden V66.-
- bus
- motorcoach
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Does V60.5XXA require a 7th character?
Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V60.
What can't be coded together with V60.5XXA?
Per Excludes1 instructions, V60.5XXA must not be reported with: heavy transport vehicle collision with animal-drawn vehicle or animal being ridden (V66.-); bus; motorcoach.
Codes in This Family (10)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as V60.5XXA, with their registry titles.
- V60 — Occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedestrian or animal
- V60.0 — Driver of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident
- V60.1 — Passenger in heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident
- V60.2 — Person on outside of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident
- V60.3 — Unspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident
- V60.4 — Person boarding or alighting a heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedestrian or animal
- V60.5 — Driver of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident
- V60.6 — Passenger in heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident
- V60.7 — Person on outside of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident
- V60.9 — Unspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with pedestrian or animal 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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ICD Code V57.5XXA
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ICD Code V58.5XXA
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ICD Code V61.5XXA
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ICD Code V62.5XXA
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ICD Code V63.5XXA
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ICD Code V64.5XXA
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ICD Code V65.5XXA
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