V49.3XXD Car occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter

ICD-10-CM Code V49.3XXD: Car occupant injured in unspecified nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter

ICD-10-CM code V49.3XXD identifies a car occupant, whether a driver or passenger, injured in an unspecified nontraffic accident during a subsequent encounter. This active diagnosis concept is classified under an injury or poisoning semantic type and appears in official code system listings. 1 4

Plain-language overview

Code V49.3XXD is an active terminology concept representing a car occupant, such as a driver or passenger, who sustained an injury during an unspecified nontraffic accident and is seen for a subsequent encounter. 1

What this code represents

The semantic type assigned to code V49.3XXD is Injury or Poisoning, which classifies the concept within the terminology system alongside other injury or poisoning entries. 1

Code V49.3XXD is a child of the parent concept V49.3, which broadly covers a car occupant injured in an unspecified nontraffic accident without specifying the encounter. 1

Coding details

The letter V designates transport accidents, and the fourth character identifies the victim's role and whether the event was a nontraffic accident, such as an unspecified occupant in a nontraffic event. 2

Code V49.3XXD appears in the code system browse tool alongside V49.3XXS, with both concepts listed as specific variations under the broader V49.3 category. 4

Documentation considerations

For transport injuries, mortality reporting guidance states that documentation identifies the deceased's role, vehicle type, other objects involved, accident type, and whether the event was traffic or nontraffic. 3

What the sources add

The terminology record defines V49.3XXD as an active diagnosis concept, while mortality reporting guidance details specific transport injury documentation elements including role, vehicle, and traffic status. 1 3

The classification framework explains that V codes identify the victim's mode of transport at the second character level, with car occupant representing one specific transport category. 2

Sources

1. ICD-10-CM V49.3XXD terminology record — National Cancer Institute Enterprise Vocabulary Services; accessed 2026-07-27.
2. The ICD-IO Classifications of Injuries and External Causes ... — cdc.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
3. Vital Statistics Reporting Guidance — cdc.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
4. Browse Code Systems — vsac.nlm.nih.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.