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Hi all,
If patient was in a Motor Vehicle Accident, hit by a car but documentation does not specify if the patient was driver or passenger would you report:
V43.92 or V89.2 or V87.7 or...?
TIA
 
nickelclaw said:
V89.2
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Curious why V89.2 not V43.92 or V87.7?

If documentation does not specify if the patient was driver or passenger default to occupant?
External cause index; accident, car-see accident, transport, car occupant, collision with, car (V43.92)?
External cause index: accident, traffic (victim's mode of transport NOS), collision V87.7?

External cause index: Accident > subentries
-car accident
-motor vehicle accident
-traffic accident
-transport accident
-vehicle accident
This scenario's documentation states "Motor Vehicle Accident" not "car, traffic, transport, vehicle" therefore index "motor vehicle" V89.2?

TIA
 
Correct because we don't know if it was a car accident he was struck by another car also like you mentioned don't know if person was driver/passenger nor what injuried person was driving (type of vehicle)
accident
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motor vechicle NEC occupant (traffic) V89.2
It is unspecifed MVA due to not knowing what victim's vehicle was.


V43 category is if we knew person was driving a car but we don't know what was occupied(vehicle that was driven)
V87.7 reading to much into. This would be if victims mode of transport is unknown. But we know it was a vehicle
 
nickelclaw said:
Correct because we don't know if it was a car accident he was struck by another car also like you mentioned don't know if person was driver/passenger nor what injuried person was driving (type of vehicle)
accident
tranport
motor vechicle NEC occupant (traffic) V89.2
It is unspecifed MVA due to not knowing what victim's vehicle was.


V43 category is if we knew person was driving a car but we don't know what was occupied(vehicle that was driven)
V87.7 reading to much into. This would be if victims mode of transport is unknown. But we know it was a vehicle
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MVA- So if we don't know what the victim's vehicle was ONLY the motor vehicle type (car, truck, van, SU) that struck the victim then V89.2?
If we don't know what the victim's vehicle was and DON'T know the motor vehicle type (car, truck, van, SU) that struck the victim then V89.2?

If we know the victim's vehicle was a car struck by another car...
-If we know it was a MVA and the victim was in a car struck by another car but don't know if victim was driver or passenger then V43.92?
-If we know it was a MVA and the victim was a passenger in a car struck by another car then V43.62?
-If we know it was a MVA and the victim was the driver in a car struck by another car then V43.52?

If we know the victim's vehicle was a car struck by unspecified motor vehicle (not specified as car, truck, van, SU)...
-If we know it was a MVA and the victim was in a car struck by unknown motor vehicle and don't know if victim was driver or passenger then V49.60?
-If we know it was a MVA and the victim was a passenger in a car struck by unknown motor vehicle then V49.50?
-If we know it was a MVA and the victim was the driver in a car struck by unknown motor vehicle then V49.40?

TIA
 
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