Other mtrcy driver inj in clsn with ped/anml in traf, init

This code identifies an injury sustained by a motorcycle driver involved in a traffic accident where the motorcycle collided with either a pedestrian or an animal. The injury is being treated for the first time.

Apply this code when documenting the initial treatment for a motorcycle driver's injuries resulting from an accident involving a pedestrian or an animal on a public roadway. This is appropriate for emergency department visits, initial hospital admissions, or the first outpatient encounter for such an injury.

• Ensure the documentation clearly specifies the patient was the driver of the motorcycle.
• Verify the collision involved a pedestrian or an animal, not another vehicle or a fixed object.
• Confirm this is the initial encounter for the injury; subsequent encounters will require different seventh characters.