Car as the place of occurrence of the external cause

This code indicates that a motor vehicle, specifically a car, was the physical location where an injury or other adverse health event occurred. It identifies the immediate environment of the incident, not necessarily the cause itself. This code is used to provide additional detail about the circumstances surrounding an external cause.

Apply this code when documentation specifies that a patient's injury or condition originated within or on a car, regardless of whether the car was moving or stationary. This includes incidents like falls inside a parked car, injuries sustained while working on a car, or exposure events occurring within a vehicle. It is typically a secondary code, accompanying an external cause code.

• Always assign this code in conjunction with an external cause code (V00-Y99) and the primary injury/condition code.
• Do not use this code for injuries sustained from a car (e.g., being struck by a car); use appropriate external cause codes for those scenarios.
• Ensure documentation clearly states the car as the place of occurrence rather than the mechanism of injury.