V70.0 — Driver of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident
Is V70.0 billable?
No — V70.0 is a non-billable header code. V70.0 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 V70.0.
Billable codes under this header
- V70.0XXADriver of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V70.0XXDDriver of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V70.0XXSDriver of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, sequela
V70.0 at a glance
| Code | V70.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Driver of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is V70.0 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V70.0 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Accident › transport › bus occupant › driver › collision › animal › nontraffic (to)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V70-V79
The conditions below can never be reported together with V70.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- minibus (V50-V59)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V70
The conditions below can never be reported together with V70.0 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 collision with animal-drawn vehicle or animal being ridden (V76.-)
What codes fall under V70.0? (3)
- V70.0XXADriver of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V70.0XXDDriver of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V70.0XXSDriver of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, sequela
How long has V70.0 existed?
V70.0 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 V70 family? (8)
- V70.1Passenger on bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V70.2Person on outside of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V70.3Unspecified occupant of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V70.4Person boarding or alighting from bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animalnot billable
- V70.5Driver of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accidentnot billable
- V70.6Passenger on bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accidentnot billable
- V70.7Person on outside of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accidentnot billable
- V70.9Unspecified occupant of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accidentnot billable