2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code V87.7XXA

Person injured in collision between other specified motor vehicles (traffic), initial encounter

ICD-10-CM Code:
V87.7XXA
ICD-10 Code for:
Person injured in collision betw oth mtr veh (traffic), init
Is Billable?
Yes - 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)

V87.7XXA is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of person injured in collision between other specified motor vehicles (traffic), initial encounter. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024. The code is exempt from present on admission (POA) reporting for inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals.

V87.7XXA is an initial encounter code, includes a 7th character and should be used while the patient is receiving active treatment for a condition like person injured in collision between other specified motor vehicles (traffic). According to ICD-10-CM Guidelines an "initial encounter" doesn't necessarily means "initial visit". The 7th character should be used when the patient is undergoing active treatment regardless if new or different providers saw the patient over the course of a treatment. The appropriate 7th character codes should also be used even if the patient delayed seeking treatment for a condition.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Accident caused by landslide
  • Accident caused by landslide
  • Accident caused by surface earth or water movement
  • Accident caused by surface earth or water movement
  • Motor vehicle on road in collision between motor vehicle and bridge
  • Motor vehicle on road in collision with abandoned motor vehicle
  • Motor vehicle on road in collision with another motor vehicle
  • Motor vehicle on road in collision with disabled motor vehicle
  • Motor vehicle on road in collision with fallen object
  • Motor vehicle on road in collision with landslide
  • Motor vehicle on road in collision with landslide
  • Motor vehicle on road in collision with parked motor vehicle
  • Motor vehicle on road in collision with safety island
  • Motor vehicle on road in collision with tram
  • Motor vehicle on road in collision with tram
  • Motor vehicle on road in collision with vehicle running on rails
  • Motor vehicle on road in collision with vehicle running on rails
  • Motor vehicle traffic accident involving collision between motor vehicle and tramcar, driver of motor vehicle injured
  • Motor vehicle traffic accident involving collision between motor vehicle and tramcar, passenger of motor vehicle injured
  • Motor vehicle traffic accident involving collision with another motor vehicle, parked, driver of motor vehicle injured
  • Motor vehicle traffic accident involving collision, on highway, between motor vehicle and bridge, passenger of motor vehicle injured
  • Motor vehicle traffic accident involving collision, on highway, between motor vehicle and fallen stone, traffic sign, tree or utility pole
  • Motor vehicle traffic accident involving collision, on highway, between motor vehicle and fallen stone, traffic sign, tree or utility pole, passenger of motor vehicle injured
  • Motor vehicle traffic accident involving collision, on highway, between motor vehicle and landslide, driver of motor vehicle injured
  • Motor vehicle traffic accident involving collision, on highway, between motor vehicle and landslide, passenger of motor vehicle injured
  • Motor vehicle traffic accident involving collision, on highway, between motor vehicle and safety island, passenger of motor vehicle injured
  • Motor vehicle traffic accident involving re-entrant collision with another motor vehicle

Clinical Classification

Clinical CategoryCCSR Category CodeInpatient Default CCSROutpatient Default CCSR
External cause codes: intent of injury, accidental/unintentionalEXT020X - Not applicable.X - Not applicable.
External cause codes: motor vehicle traffic (MVT); initial encounterEXT007X - Not applicable.X - Not applicable.

Present on Admission (POA)

V87.7XXA is exempt from POA reporting - The Present on Admission (POA) indicator is used for diagnosis codes included in claims involving inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals. POA indicators must be reported to CMS on each claim to facilitate the grouping of diagnoses codes into the proper Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG). CMS publishes a listing of specific diagnosis codes that are exempt from the POA reporting requirement. Review other POA exempt codes here.

CMS POA Indicator Options and Definitions

POA IndicatorReason for CodeCMS will pay the CC/MCC DRG?
YDiagnosis was present at time of inpatient admission.YES
NDiagnosis was not present at time of inpatient admission.NO
UDocumentation insufficient to determine if the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.NO
WClinically undetermined - unable to clinically determine whether the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.YES
1Unreported/Not used - Exempt from POA reporting. NO

Convert V87.7XXA to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: E812.9 - Mv collis NOS-pers NOS
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Patient Education


Motor Vehicle Safety

Every year thousands of people in the U.S. die from motor vehicle crashes. Trying to prevent these crashes is one part of motor vehicle safety. Here are some things you can do to be safer on the road:

  • Make sure your vehicle is safe and in working order
  • Use car seats for children
  • Wear your seat belt
  • Don't speed or drive aggressively
  • Don't drive impaired

Safety also involves being aware of others. Share the road with bicycles and motorcycles, and watch for pedestrians.


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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.