Occup of snowmobile injured in nontraffic accident, sequela

This code signifies a long-term consequence or complication resulting from an injury sustained by an individual who was an unspecified occupant on a snowmobile involved in an accident that occurred off a public roadway. The original injury event is no longer acute, and the patient is presenting for treatment of a residual condition directly attributable to that past snowmobile incident.

Apply this code when documenting a patient's visit for a chronic condition, disability, or other sequela directly linked to a previous snowmobile accident that did not happen on a public thoroughfare. This is appropriate for follow-up care of conditions like chronic pain, limited range of motion, or neurological deficits stemming from the original injury.

• Always sequence this sequela code after the code for the specific residual condition being treated.
• Ensure documentation clearly links the current condition to the past snowmobile accident and specifies it was a non-traffic event.
• Do not use for initial or acute injury encounters; those require acute injury codes with appropriate seventh characters.