Bus occupant injured in trnsp acc w miltry vehicle, sequela

This code signifies a past injury sustained by an individual who was a driver or passenger in a bus involved in a transport accident with a military vehicle. The "sequela" designation indicates that the current encounter is for a residual condition or complication directly resulting from that original accident.

Apply this code when documenting follow-up care, chronic conditions, or late effects stemming from a bus-military vehicle collision where the patient was an occupant of the bus. This would include scenarios like ongoing pain, neurological deficits, or psychological trauma attributed to the original incident.

• Always assign an additional code for the specific nature of the sequela (e.g., chronic pain, scar, fracture nonunion).
• Ensure documentation clearly links the current condition to the past bus-military vehicle accident.
• Do not use this code for initial injury encounters; it is exclusively for sequelae.