V55
Occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle
V55 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are V55.0 Driver of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident, V55.1 Passenger in pick-up truck or van injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident, V55.2 Person on outside of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident, V55.3 Unspecified occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident and 5 more. Its coding notes include 1 Excludes1 entry.
7th characters
Every code below needs one of these.
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V55
- Ainitial encounter
- Dsubsequent encounter
- Ssequela
Guidelines tip
From the FY2027 Official Guidelines. ICD10Ref adds no rules of its own.
An external cause code is never a principal or first-listed diagnosis. Its 7th character is assigned for each encounter and should match the injury or condition code.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Includes
Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.
Also from chapter/block level (6 notes)
- a four or six wheel motor vehicle designed primarily for carrying passengers and property but weighing less than the local limit for classification as a heavy goods vehicle
- minibus
- minivan
- sport utility vehicle (SUV)
- truck
- van
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- This chapter permits the classification of environmental events and circumstances as the cause of injury, and other adverse effects. Where a code from this section is applicable, it is intended that it shall be used secondary to a code from another chapter of the Classification indicating the nature of the condition. Most often, the condition will be classifiable to Chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88). Other conditions that may be stated to be due to external causes are classified in Chapters I to XVIII. For these conditions, codes from Chapter 20 should be used to provide additional information as to the cause of the condition.
More specific codes under V55 9
- V55.0Driver of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident7th char needed
- V55.1Passenger in pick-up truck or van injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident7th char needed
- V55.2Person on outside of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident7th char needed
- V55.3Unspecified occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in nontraffic accident7th char needed
- V55.4Person boarding or alighting a pick-up truck or van injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle7th char needed
- V55.5Driver of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident7th char needed
- V55.6Passenger in pick-up truck or van injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident7th char needed
- V55.7Person on outside of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident7th char needed
- V55.9Unspecified occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle in traffic accident7th char needed