ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
V40 Car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal
All 27 codes in the V40 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.
ICD-10-CM FY2027 · CMS grouper v07.2.26
Codes in family
27
Can lead a claim
0
Cannot lead a claim
27
What CMS assigns to V40
None of the 27 codes is assigned a clinical group. None of the 27 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. None can lead a claim.
Every code in V40
Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.
| Code | Description | Primary position | Clinical group | Comorbidity subgroup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V40.0 Car driver injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident | ||||
| V40.0XXA | Car driver injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, initial encounterCMS: Car driver injured in collision w ped/anml nontraf, init | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.0XXD | Car driver injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounterCMS: Car driver injured in collision w ped/anml nontraf, subs | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.0XXS | Car driver injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, sequelaCMS: Car driver injured in collision w ped/anml nontraf, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.1 Car passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident | ||||
| V40.1XXA | Car passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, initial encounterCMS: Car passenger injured in collision w ped/anml nontraf, init | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.1XXD | Car passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounterCMS: Car passenger injured in collision w ped/anml nontraf, subs | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.1XXS | Car passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, sequelaCMS: Car passenger injured in clsn w ped/anml nontraf, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.2 Person on outside of car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident | ||||
| V40.2XXA | Person on outside of car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, initial encounterCMS: Person outside car injured in clsn w ped/anml nontraf, init | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.2XXD | Person on outside of car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounterCMS: Person outside car injured in clsn w ped/anml nontraf, subs | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.2XXS | Person on outside of car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, sequelaCMS: Person outside car inj in clsn w ped/anml nontraf, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.3 Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident | ||||
| V40.3XXA | Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, initial encounterCMS: Unsp car occupant injured in clsn w ped/anml nontraf, init | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.3XXD | Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp car occupant injured in clsn w ped/anml nontraf, subs | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.3XXS | Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, sequelaCMS: Unsp car occ injured in clsn w ped/anml nontraf, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.4 Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal | ||||
| V40.4XXA | Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal, initial encounterCMS: Prsn brd/alit a car injured in collision w ped/anml, init | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.4XXD | Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal, subsequent encounterCMS: Prsn brd/alit a car injured in collision w ped/anml, subs | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.4XXS | Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal, sequelaCMS: Prsn brd/alit a car injured in collision w ped/anml, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.5 Car driver injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident | ||||
| V40.5XXA | Car driver injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident, initial encounterCMS: Car driver injured in collision w ped/anml in traf, init | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.5XXD | Car driver injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident, subsequent encounterCMS: Car driver injured in collision w ped/anml in traf, subs | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.5XXS | Car driver injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident, sequelaCMS: Car driver injured in collision w ped/anml in traf, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.6 Car passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident | ||||
| V40.6XXA | Car passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident, initial encounterCMS: Car passenger injured in collision w ped/anml in traf, init | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.6XXD | Car passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident, subsequent encounterCMS: Car passenger injured in collision w ped/anml in traf, subs | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.6XXS | Car passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident, sequelaCMS: Car passenger injured in clsn w ped/anml in traf, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.7 Person on outside of car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident | ||||
| V40.7XXA | Person on outside of car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident, initial encounterCMS: Person outside car injured in clsn w ped/anml in traf, init | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.7XXD | Person on outside of car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident, subsequent encounterCMS: Person outside car injured in clsn w ped/anml in traf, subs | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.7XXS | Person on outside of car injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident, sequelaCMS: Person outside car inj in clsn w ped/anml in traf, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.9 Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident | ||||
| V40.9XXA | Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident, initial encounterCMS: Unsp car occupant injured in clsn w ped/anml in traf, init | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.9XXD | Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp car occupant injured in clsn w ped/anml in traf, subs | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V40.9XXS | Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident, sequelaCMS: Unsp car occ injured in clsn w ped/anml in traf, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.
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