V40.5 Car driver injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applies from V40 Car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V40

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Diagnosis Index entries for V40.5

• Accident (to) › transport (involving injury to) › car occupant › driver › collision (with) › animal (traffic)

Nearby codes

• V40.3XXS Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, sequela
• V40.4 Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal
• V40.4XXA Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal, initial encounter
• V40.4XXD Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal, subsequent encounter
• V40.4XXS Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal, sequela
• V40.5 Car driver injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident (this code)
• V40.5XXA Car driver injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident, initial encounter
• V40.5XXD Car driver injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
• V40.5XXS Car driver injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident, sequela
• V40.6 Car passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident
• V40.6XXA Car passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident, initial encounter