Prsn brd/alit a 3-whl mv inj in clsn w statnry object, sqla

This code signifies a long-term or late-developing health condition resulting from an individual being injured while getting on or off a three-wheeled motor vehicle that collided with an unmoving object. The injury itself occurred in the past, and the patient is now presenting with a residual effect of that original trauma.

Apply this code when documenting a patient's current medical condition that is a direct consequence of a past injury sustained during a collision involving a three-wheeled motor vehicle and a fixed object, where the patient was in the process of boarding or alighting. This is appropriate for chronic pain, neurological deficits, or functional limitations directly attributable to the original accident.

• Always use this code as a secondary diagnosis, following the code for the specific sequela being treated.
• Ensure documentation clearly links the current condition to the past three-wheeled vehicle accident.
• Do not use this code for the initial injury encounter; it is exclusively for sequelae.