Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code V70.6

Passenger on bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident

ICD-10-CM Code:
V70.6
ICD-10 Code for:
Passenger on bus injured in collision w ped/anml in traf
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality
    (V01–Y99)
    • Transport accidents
      (V00-V99)
      • Bus occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal
        (V70)

V70.6 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of passenger on bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Passenger on bus injured in collision w ped/anml in traf

Non-specific codes like V70.6 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for passenger on bus injured in collision w ped/anml in traf:

  • Use V70.6XXA for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V70.6XXD for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V70.6XXS for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

Index of External Cause of Injuries

References found for this diagnosis code in the External Cause of Injuries Index:

    • Accident(to)
      • transport (involving injury to)
        • bus occupant
          • passenger
            • collision (with)
              • animal (traffic)

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.