ICD-10 diagnosis code

V40 Car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal

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V40 is the ICD-10 code for Car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal. It is a three-character category. WHO defines its fourth-character subdivisions once for the whole group of categories; the national editions below list them in full. It belongs to the block V40–V49 (Car occupant injured in transport accident) in Chapter XX, External causes of morbidity and mortality.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
XX · V01–Y98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What V40 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • collision with animal-drawn vehicle or animal being ridden V46.-

V40 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

V40Förare av eller passagerare i personbil skadad i kollision med fotgängare eller djur

  • V40.0Förare av eller passagerare i personbil skadad i kollision med fotgängare eller djur - förare skadad i olycka, ej trafik
  • V40.1Förare av eller passagerare i personbil skadad i kollision med fotgängare eller djur - passagerare skadad i olycka, ej trafik
  • V40.2Förare av eller passagerare i personbil skadad i kollision med fotgängare eller djur - person på utsidan av fordonet skadad i olycka, ej trafik
  • V40.3Förare av eller passagerare i personbil skadad i kollision med fotgängare eller djur - förare eller passagerare, ej specificerat, skadad i olycka, ej trafik
  • V40.4Förare av eller passagerare i personbil skadad i kollision med fotgängare eller djur - person skadad vid på- eller avstigning
  • V40.5Förare av eller passagerare i personbil skadad i kollision med fotgängare eller djur - förare skadad i trafikolycka
  • V40.6Förare av eller passagerare i personbil skadad i kollision med fotgängare eller djur - passagerare skadad i trafikolycka
  • V40.7Förare av eller passagerare i personbil skadad i kollision med fotgängare eller djur - person på utsidan av fordonet skadad i trafikolycka
  • and 1 more national subcodes
FranceICD-10-FR

V40Occupant d'une automobile blessé dans une collision avec un piéton ou un animal

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

V40inzittende van auto gewond bij botsing met voetganger of dier

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • V40.0XXACar driver injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
  • V40.0XXDCar driver injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
  • V40.0XXSCar driver injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, sequela
  • V40.1XXACar passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
  • V40.1XXDCar passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
  • V40.1XXSCar passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, sequela
  • V40.2XXAPerson on outside of car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
  • V40.2XXDPerson on outside of car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
  • and 19 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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