V79.3 — Bus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified nontraffic accident
Is V79.3 billable?
No — V79.3 is a non-billable header code. V79.3 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 V79.3.
Billable codes under this header
- V79.3XXABus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V79.3XXDBus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V79.3XXSBus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified nontraffic accident, sequela
V79.3 at a glance
| Code | V79.3 |
|---|---|
| Description | Bus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified nontraffic accident |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is V79.3 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V79.3 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Accident › transport › bus occupant › nontraffic (to)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to V79.3.
- Bus accident NOS, nontraffic
- Bus occupant injured in nontraffic accident NOS
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V70-V79
The conditions below can never be reported together with V79.3 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 V79.3? (3)
- V79.3XXABus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V79.3XXDBus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V79.3XXSBus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified nontraffic accident, sequela
How long has V79.3 existed?
V79.3 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 V79 family? (8)
- V79.0Driver of bus injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V79.1Passenger on bus injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V79.2Unspecified bus occupant injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accidentnot billable
- V79.4Driver of bus injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accidentnot billable
- V79.5Passenger on bus injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accidentnot billable
- V79.6Unspecified bus occupant injured in collision with other and unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accidentnot billable
- V79.8Bus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in other specified transport accidentsnot billable
- V79.9Bus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in unspecified traffic accidentnot billable