Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code V79.49

Driver of bus injured in collision with other motor vehicles in traffic accident

ICD-10-CM Code:
V79.49
ICD-10 Code for:
Driver of bus injured in collision w oth mv 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 other and unspecified transport accidents
        (V79)

V79.49 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of driver of bus injured in collision with other motor vehicles 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 Driver of bus injured in collision w oth mv in traf

Non-specific codes like V79.49 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 driver of bus injured in collision w oth mv in traf:

  • Use V79.49XA for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V79.49XD for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V79.49XS 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
          • driver
            • collision (with)
              • motor vehicle NOS (traffic)
                • specified type NEC (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.