V63.4 — Person boarding or alighting a heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van
Is V63.4 billable?
No — V63.4 is a non-billable header code. V63.4 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 V63.4.
Billable codes under this header
- V63.4XXAPerson boarding or alighting a heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van, initial encounter
- V63.4XXDPerson boarding or alighting a heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van, subsequent encounter
- V63.4XXSPerson boarding or alighting a heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van, sequela
V63.4 at a glance
| Code | V63.4 |
|---|---|
| Description | Person boarding or alighting a heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is V63.4 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V63.4 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Accident › transport › truckoccupant › collision › car › while boarding or alighting (to)
- Accident › transport › truckoccupant › collision › pickup truck › while boarding or alighting (to)
- Accident › transport › truckoccupant › collision › van › while boarding or alighting (to)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V60-V69
The conditions below can never be reported together with V63.4 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- bus
- motorcoach
What codes fall under V63.4? (3)
- V63.4XXAPerson boarding or alighting a heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van, initial encounter
- V63.4XXDPerson boarding or alighting a heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van, subsequent encounter
- V63.4XXSPerson boarding or alighting a heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van, sequela
How long has V63.4 existed?
V63.4 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 V63 family? (8)
- V63.0Driver of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V63.1Passenger in heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V63.2Person on outside of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V63.3Unspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V63.5Driver of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accidentnot billable
- V63.6Passenger in heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accidentnot billable
- V63.7Person on outside of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accidentnot billable
- V63.9Unspecified occupant of heavy transport vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accidentnot billable