ICD-10 diagnosis code for dental practices billing medical insurance for trauma to teeth when a patient is injured in a collision with a pedestrian or animal
There are many different diagnosis codes to represent all types of different vehicle accidents! (i.e. accidents where the driver is injured, accidents where a passenger is injured, accidents where a pedestrian is injured, whether the accident happened in a car, truck, SUV, etc, whether it was a traffic accident or not, etc etc etc). Here are some diagnosis coding options for accidents where a person is injured in a collision with a pedestrian or animal!
Car driver injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident
V40.0XXA … initial encounter
V40.0XXD … subsequent encounter
V40.0XXS … sequela
Car passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident
V40.1XXA … initial encounter
V40.1XXD … subsequent encounter
V40.1XXS … sequela
Person on outside of car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident
V40.2XXA … initial encounter
V40.2XXD … subsequent encounter
V40.2XXS … sequela
Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident
V40.3XXA … initial encounter
V40.3XXD … subsequent encounter
V40.3XXS … sequela
Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal
V40.4XXA … initial encounter
V40.4XXD … subsequent encounter
V40.4XXS … sequela
Car driver injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident
V40.5XXA … initial encounter
V40.5XXD … subsequent encounter
V40.5XXS … sequela
Car passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident
V40.6XXA … initial encounter
V40.6XXD … subsequent encounter
V40.6XXS … sequela
Person on outside of car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident
V40.7XXA … initial encounter
V40.7XXD … subsequent encounter
V40.7XXS … sequela
Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident
V40.9XXA … initial encounter
V40.9XXD … subsequent encounter
V40.9XXS … sequela
