Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code V54.4

Person boarding or alighting a pick-up truck or van injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus

ICD-10-CM Code:
V54.4
ICD-10 Code for:
Prsn brd/alit pk-up/van injured in collision w hv veh
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality
    (V01–Y99)
    • Transport accidents
      (V00-V99)
      • Occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus
        (V54)

V54.4 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 a pick-up truck or van injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus. 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 pk-up/van injured in collision w hv veh

Non-specific codes like V54.4 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 pk-up/van injured in collision w hv veh:

  • Use V54.4XXA for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V54.4XXD for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use V54.4XXS 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)
        • pickup truck occupant
          • collision (with)
            • bus (traffic)
              • while boarding or alighting
    • Accident(to)
      • transport (involving injury to)
        • pickup truck occupant
          • collision (with)
            • truck (traffic)
              • while boarding or alighting
    • Accident(to)
      • transport (involving injury to)
        • van occupant
          • collision (with)
            • bus (traffic)
              • while boarding or alighting
    • Accident(to)
      • transport (involving injury to)
        • van occupant
          • collision (with)
            • truck (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.