Pedl cyc passenger injured in clsn w hv veh in traf, sequela

This code describes the long-term effects or complications arising from a pedal cycle passenger being involved in a traffic accident with a heavy transport vehicle or bus. It indicates that the initial injury has resolved, but residual conditions or sequelae persist.

Use this code when documenting conditions such as chronic pain, permanent disability, scarring, or neurological deficits that are directly attributable to an injury sustained as a pedal cycle passenger in a collision with a heavy transport vehicle or bus. This code is appropriate for follow-up encounters after the acute phase of the injury has passed.

• Always sequence this sequela code after the code(s) for the specific residual condition(s) being treated.
• Ensure documentation clearly links the current condition to the past traffic accident involving a pedal cycle and a heavy transport vehicle/bus.
• Verify the patient was a passenger on the pedal cycle, not the rider, and that the collision involved a heavy transport vehicle or bus.