ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
V42 Car occupant injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle
All 27 codes in the V42 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.
Codes in family
27
Can lead a claim
0
Cannot lead a claim
27
What CMS assigns to V42
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 V42
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V42.0 Car driver injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accident | ||||
| V42.0XXA | Car driver injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accident, initial encounterCMS: Car driver injured in collision w 2/3-whl mv nontraf, init | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.0XXD | Car driver injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounterCMS: Car driver injured in collision w 2/3-whl mv nontraf, subs | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.0XXS | Car driver injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accident, sequelaCMS: Car driver injured in clsn w 2/3-whl mv nontraf, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.1 Car passenger injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accident | ||||
| V42.1XXA | Car passenger injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accident, initial encounterCMS: Car passenger injured in clsn w 2/3-whl mv nontraf, init | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.1XXD | Car passenger injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounterCMS: Car passenger injured in clsn w 2/3-whl mv nontraf, subs | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.1XXS | Car passenger injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accident, sequelaCMS: Car passenger injured in clsn w 2/3-whl mv nontraf, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.2 Person on outside of car injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accident | ||||
| V42.2XXA | Person on outside of car injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accident, initial encounterCMS: Person outside car inj in clsn w 2/3-whl mv nontraf, init | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.2XXD | Person on outside of car injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounterCMS: Person outside car inj in clsn w 2/3-whl mv nontraf, subs | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.2XXS | Person on outside of car injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accident, sequelaCMS: Person outside car inj in clsn w 2/3-whl mv nontraf, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.3 Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accident | ||||
| V42.3XXA | Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accident, initial encounterCMS: Unsp car occupant injured in clsn w 2/3-whl mv nontraf, init | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.3XXD | Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp car occupant injured in clsn w 2/3-whl mv nontraf, subs | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.3XXS | Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accident, sequelaCMS: Unsp car occ injured in clsn w 2/3-whl mv nontraf, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.4 Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle | ||||
| V42.4XXA | Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle, initial encounterCMS: Prsn brd/alit a car injured in collision w 2/3-whl mv, init | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.4XXD | Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle, subsequent encounterCMS: Prsn brd/alit a car injured in collision w 2/3-whl mv, subs | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.4XXS | Person boarding or alighting a car injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle, sequelaCMS: Prsn brd/alit a car injured in clsn w 2/3-whl mv, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.5 Car driver injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident | ||||
| V42.5XXA | Car driver injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident, initial encounterCMS: Car driver injured in collision w 2/3-whl mv in traf, init | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.5XXD | Car driver injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident, subsequent encounterCMS: Car driver injured in collision w 2/3-whl mv in traf, subs | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.5XXS | Car driver injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident, sequelaCMS: Car driver injured in clsn w 2/3-whl mv in traf, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.6 Car passenger injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident | ||||
| V42.6XXA | Car passenger injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident, initial encounterCMS: Car passenger injured in clsn w 2/3-whl mv in traf, init | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.6XXD | Car passenger injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident, subsequent encounterCMS: Car passenger injured in clsn w 2/3-whl mv in traf, subs | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.6XXS | Car passenger injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident, sequelaCMS: Car passenger injured in clsn w 2/3-whl mv in traf, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.7 Person on outside of car injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident | ||||
| V42.7XXA | Person on outside of car injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident, initial encounterCMS: Person outside car inj in clsn w 2/3-whl mv in traf, init | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.7XXD | Person on outside of car injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident, subsequent encounterCMS: Person outside car inj in clsn w 2/3-whl mv in traf, subs | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.7XXS | Person on outside of car injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident, sequelaCMS: Person outside car inj in clsn w 2/3-whl mv in traf, sequela | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.9 Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident | ||||
| V42.9XXA | Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident, initial encounterCMS: Unsp car occupant injured in clsn w 2/3-whl mv in traf, init | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.9XXD | Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp car occupant injured in clsn w 2/3-whl mv in traf, subs | Cannot lead a claimExternal cause of injury code not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| V42.9XXS | Unspecified car occupant injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in traffic accident, sequelaCMS: Unsp car occ injured in clsn w 2/3-whl mv 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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