V44.4 Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applies from V44 Car occupant injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus

Excludes1 (never code together)

• car occupant injured in collision with military vehicle (V49.81)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V44

7th character required

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

Diagnosis Index entries for V44.4

• Accident (to) › transport (involving injury to) › car occupant › collision (with) › bus (traffic) › while boarding or alighting
• Accident (to) › transport (involving injury to) › car occupant › collision (with) › truck (traffic) › while boarding or alighting

Nearby codes

• V44.2XXS Person on outside of car injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident, sequela
• V44.3 Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident
• V44.3XXA Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
• 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 (this code)
• 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
• V44.4XXS Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus, sequela
• 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