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5. 2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code V49.81

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code V49.81

Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in transport accident with military vehicle

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

• V49.81 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
• Short description: Car occupant injured in trnsp accident w military vehicle
• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM V49.81 became effective on October 1, 2022.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of V49.81 - other international versions of ICD-10 V49.81 may differ.

• V49.81 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.

• 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
• 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
• 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
• 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
• 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
• 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
• 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
• 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

• Type 1 Excludes: Y37
  , V44
  , Y36
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y37

  Military operations

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

  Includes

  • injuries to military personnel and civilians occurring during peacetime on military property and during routine military exercises and operations

  Type 1 Excludes

  • military aircraft involved in aircraft accident with civilian aircraft (V97.81-)
  • military vehicles involved in transport accident with civilian vehicle (V09.01, V09.21, V19.81, V29.818, V39.81, V49.81, V59.81, V69.81, V79.81)
  • military watercraft involved in water transport accident with civilian watercraft (V94.81-)
  • war operations (Y36.-)
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code V44

  Car occupant injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

  Type 1 Excludes

  • car occupant injured in collision with military vehicle (V49.81)
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Y36

  Operations of war

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

  Includes

  • injuries to military personnel and civilians caused by war, civil insurrection, and peacekeeping missions

  Type 1 Excludes

  • injury to military personnel occurring during peacetime military operations (Y37.-)
  • military vehicles involved in transport accidents with non-military vehicle during peacetime (V09.01, V09.21, V19.81, V29.818, V39.81, V49.81, V59.81, V69.81, V79.81)

• Accident (to) X58
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code X58

  Exposure to other specified factors

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

  Applicable To

  • Accident NOS
  • Exposure NOS
  • transport (involving injury to) V99
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code V99

    Unspecified transport accident

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    • car occupant V49.9
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code V49.9

      Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified traffic accident

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

      Applicable To

      • Car accident NOS
      • specified type NEC V49.88
        ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code V49.88

        Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in other specified transport accidents

        2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
        • military vehicle V49.81

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.