V77.4 — Person boarding or alighting from bus injured in collision with fixed or stationary object
Is V77.4 billable?
No — V77.4 is a non-billable header code. V77.4 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 V77.4.
Billable codes under this header
- V77.4XXAPerson boarding or alighting from bus injured in collision with fixed or stationary object, initial encounter
- V77.4XXDPerson boarding or alighting from bus injured in collision with fixed or stationary object, subsequent encounter
- V77.4XXSPerson boarding or alighting from bus injured in collision with fixed or stationary object, sequela
V77.4 at a glance
| Code | V77.4 |
|---|---|
| Description | Person boarding or alighting from bus injured in collision with fixed or stationary object |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is V77.4 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V77.4 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Accident › transport › bus occupant › collision › stationary object › while boarding or alighting (to)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V70-V79
The conditions below can never be reported together with V77.4 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- minibus (V50-V59)
What codes fall under V77.4? (3)
- V77.4XXAPerson boarding or alighting from bus injured in collision with fixed or stationary object, initial encounter
- V77.4XXDPerson boarding or alighting from bus injured in collision with fixed or stationary object, subsequent encounter
- V77.4XXSPerson boarding or alighting from bus injured in collision with fixed or stationary object, sequela
How long has V77.4 existed?
V77.4 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 V77 family? (8)
- V77.0Driver of bus injured in collision with fixed or stationary object in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V77.1Passenger on bus injured in collision with fixed or stationary object in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V77.2Person on outside of bus injured in collision with fixed or stationary object in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V77.3Unspecified occupant of bus injured in collision with fixed or stationary object in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V77.5Driver of bus injured in collision with fixed or stationary object in traffic accidentnot billable
- V77.6Passenger on bus injured in collision with fixed or stationary object in traffic accidentnot billable
- V77.7Person on outside of bus injured in collision with fixed or stationary object in traffic accidentnot billable
- V77.9Unspecified occupant of bus injured in collision with fixed or stationary object in traffic accidentnot billable