Person on outside of dune buggy injured in traf, sequela

This code indicates a long-term consequence or complication resulting from an injury sustained by an individual who was outside of a dune buggy during a traffic accident. It signifies that the initial acute injury has resolved, but the patient continues to experience residual effects directly attributable to that past event.

Use this code when documenting a patient presenting with a chronic condition, disability, or other sequela that is a direct result of a previous traffic accident where they were injured while not inside a dune buggy. This applies to follow-up encounters for conditions like chronic pain, scar tissue, limited range of motion, or neurological deficits stemming from the original incident.

• 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 dune buggy traffic accident.
• Do not use for initial or subsequent encounters for the acute injury; those require different seventh characters.