Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code V87.5

Person injured in collision between heavy transport vehicle and bus (traffic)

ICD-10-CM Code:
V87.5
ICD-10 Code for:
Person injured in collision betw hv veh and bus (traffic)
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality
    (V01–Y99)
    • Transport accidents
      (V00-V99)
      • Traffic accident of specified type but victim's mode of transport unknown
        (V87)

V87.5 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 injured in collision between heavy transport vehicle and bus (traffic). 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 Person injured in collision betw hv veh and bus (traffic)

Non-specific codes like V87.5 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 person injured in collision betw hv veh and bus (traffic):

  • Use V87.5XXA for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V87.5XXD for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V87.5XXS 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)
      • traffic (victim's mode of transport NOS)
        • collision (between)
          • bus and truck
    • Accident(to)
      • transport (involving injury to)
        • person NEC (unknown way or transportation)
          • collision (between)
            • bus (with)
              • heavy transport vehicle (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.