Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code V78.4

Person boarding or alighting from bus injured in noncollision transport accident

ICD-10-CM Code:
V78.4
ICD-10 Code for:
Prsn brd/alit from bus injured in nonclsn transport accident
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 noncollision transport accident
        (V78)

V78.4 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of person boarding or alighting from bus injured in noncollision transport 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 Prsn brd/alit from bus injured in nonclsn transport accident

Non-specific codes like V78.4 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 prsn brd/alit from bus injured in nonclsn transport accident:

  • Use V78.4XXA for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V78.4XXD for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V78.4XXS 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
          • noncollision accident (traffic)
            • while boarding or alighting

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.