V73.6 — Passenger on bus injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident
Is V73.6 billable?
No — V73.6 is a non-billable header code. V73.6 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 V73.6.
Billable codes under this header
- V73.6XXAPassenger on bus injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V73.6XXDPassenger on bus injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V73.6XXSPassenger on bus injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident, sequela
V73.6 at a glance
| Code | V73.6 |
|---|---|
| Description | Passenger on bus injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is V73.6 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V73.6 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Accident › transport › bus occupant › passenger › collision › car (to)
- Accident › transport › bus occupant › passenger › collision › pickup truck (to)
- Accident › transport › bus occupant › passenger › collision › van (to)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V70-V79
The conditions below can never be reported together with V73.6 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)
What codes fall under V73.6? (3)
- V73.6XXAPassenger on bus injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V73.6XXDPassenger on bus injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V73.6XXSPassenger on bus injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accident, sequela
How long has V73.6 existed?
V73.6 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 V73 family? (8)
- V73.0Driver of bus injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V73.1Passenger on bus injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V73.2Person on outside of bus injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V73.3Unspecified occupant of bus injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V73.4Person boarding or alighting from bus injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or vannot billable
- V73.5Driver of bus injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accidentnot billable
- V73.7Person on outside of bus injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accidentnot billable
- V73.9Unspecified occupant of bus injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in traffic accidentnot billable