V77.6 — Passenger on bus injured in collision with fixed or stationary object in traffic accident

Not billable

Is V77.6 billable?

No — V77.6 is a non-billable header code. V77.6 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 V77.6.

Billable codes under this header

V77.6XXAPassenger on bus injured in collision with fixed or stationary object in traffic accident, initial encounter
V77.6XXDPassenger on bus injured in collision with fixed or stationary object in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
V77.6XXSPassenger on bus injured in collision with fixed or stationary object in traffic accident, sequela

V77.6 at a glance

Code	V77.6
Description	Passenger on bus injured in collision with fixed or stationary object in traffic accident
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is V77.6 listed in the External Cause Index?

These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V77.6 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.

Accident › transport › bus occupant › passenger › collision › stationary object (to)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V70-V79

The conditions below can never be reported together with V77.6 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 V77.6? (3)

How long has V77.6 existed?

V77.6 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.