V54.4 — Person boarding or alighting a pick-up truck or van injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus
Is V54.4 billable?
No — V54.4 is a non-billable header code. V54.4 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath V54.4.
Billable codes under this header
- V54.4XXAPerson boarding or alighting a pick-up truck or van injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus, initial encounter
- V54.4XXDPerson boarding or alighting a pick-up truck or van injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus, subsequent encounter
- V54.4XXSPerson boarding or alighting a pick-up truck or van injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus, sequela
V54.4 at a glance
| Code | V54.4 |
|---|---|
| Description | Person boarding or alighting a pick-up truck or van injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is V54.4 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V54.4 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Accident › transport › pickup truck occupant › collision › bus › while boarding or alighting (to)
- Accident › transport › pickup truck occupant › collision › truck › while boarding or alighting (to)
- Accident › transport › van occupant › collision › bus › while boarding or alighting (to)
- Accident › transport › van occupant › collision › truck › while boarding or alighting (to)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V50-V59
The conditions below can never be reported together with V54.4 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- heavy transport vehicle (V60-V69)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V54
The conditions below can never be reported together with V54.4 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with military vehicle (V59.81)
What codes fall under V54.4? (3)
- V54.4XXAPerson boarding or alighting a pick-up truck or van injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus, initial encounter
- V54.4XXDPerson boarding or alighting a pick-up truck or van injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus, subsequent encounter
- V54.4XXSPerson boarding or alighting a pick-up truck or van injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus, sequela
How long has V54.4 existed?
V54.4 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the V54 family? (8)
- V54.0Driver of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V54.1Passenger in pick-up truck or van injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V54.2Person on outside of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V54.3Unspecified occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V54.5Driver of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accidentnot billable
- V54.6Passenger in pick-up truck or van injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accidentnot billable
- V54.7Person on outside of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accidentnot billable
- V54.9Unspecified occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accidentnot billable