V78 — Bus occupant injured in noncollision transport accident
Not billable
Is V78 billable?
No — V78 is a non-billable header code. V78 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 27 billable codes beneath V78.
Billable codes under this header
- V78.0XXADriver of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V78.0XXDDriver of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V78.0XXSDriver of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, sequela
- V78.1XXAPassenger on bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V78.1XXDPassenger on bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V78.1XXSPassenger on bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, sequela
- V78.2XXAPerson on outside of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V78.2XXDPerson on outside of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V78.2XXSPerson on outside of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, sequela
- V78.3XXAUnspecified occupant of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V78.3XXDUnspecified occupant of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V78.3XXSUnspecified occupant of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, sequela
- V78.4XXAPerson boarding or alighting from bus injured in noncollision transport accident, initial encounter
- V78.4XXDPerson boarding or alighting from bus injured in noncollision transport accident, subsequent encounter
- V78.4XXSPerson boarding or alighting from bus injured in noncollision transport accident, sequela
- V78.5XXADriver of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V78.5XXDDriver of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V78.5XXSDriver of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, sequela
- V78.6XXAPassenger on bus injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V78.6XXDPassenger on bus injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V78.6XXSPassenger on bus injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, sequela
- V78.7XXAPerson on outside of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V78.7XXDPerson on outside of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V78.7XXSPerson on outside of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, sequela
- V78.9XXAUnspecified occupant of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V78.9XXDUnspecified occupant of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V78.9XXSUnspecified occupant of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, sequela
V78 at a glance
| Code | V78 |
|---|---|
| Description | Bus occupant injured in noncollision transport accident |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Includes
Conditions classified to V78.
- overturning bus NOS
- overturning bus without collision
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V70-V79
The conditions below can never be reported together with V78 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 V78? (9)
- V78.0Driver of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V78.1Passenger on bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V78.2Person on outside of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V78.3Unspecified occupant of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V78.4Person boarding or alighting from bus injured in noncollision transport accidentnot billable
- V78.5Driver of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accidentnot billable
- V78.6Passenger on bus injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accidentnot billable
- V78.7Person on outside of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accidentnot billable
- V78.9Unspecified occupant of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accidentnot billable
How long has V78 existed?
V78 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.