V79.81 — Bus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in transport accidents with military vehicle
Is V79.81 billable?
No — V79.81 is a non-billable header code. V79.81 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 V79.81.
Billable codes under this header
- V79.81XABus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in transport accidents with military vehicle, initial encounter
- V79.81XDBus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in transport accidents with military vehicle, subsequent encounter
- V79.81XSBus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in transport accidents with military vehicle, sequela
V79.81 at a glance
| Code | V79.81 |
|---|---|
| Description | Bus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in transport accidents with military vehicle |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is V79.81 listed in the External Cause Index?
These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V79.81 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.
- Accident › transport › bus occupant › specified type NEC › military vehicle (to)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V70-V79
The conditions below can never be reported together with V79.81 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 V79.81? (3)
- V79.81XABus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in transport accidents with military vehicle, initial encounter
- V79.81XDBus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in transport accidents with military vehicle, subsequent encounter
- V79.81XSBus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in transport accidents with military vehicle, sequela
How long has V79.81 existed?
V79.81 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.