Passenger injured in collision w unsp mv in traf, init

This code describes an individual who was a passenger in a vehicle involved in a traffic accident with one or more other motor vehicles, where the specific type of other motor vehicle(s) is not documented. The injury sustained is from the initial event of the collision.

Apply this code when a patient presents with injuries sustained as a passenger in a multi-vehicle traffic collision, and the medical record does not specify the type of the other vehicle(s) involved (e.g., car, truck, bus). This code is appropriate for the initial treatment of the injury.

• Always sequence this external cause code after the primary injury code(s).
• Ensure documentation explicitly states the patient was a "passenger" and the collision involved "unspecified motor vehicles."
• Verify the encounter is the "initial encounter" for treatment of the injury.