V87.5 — Person injured in collision between heavy transport vehicle and bus (traffic)

Not billable

Is V87.5 billable?

No — V87.5 is a non-billable header code. V87.5 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 V87.5.

Billable codes under this header

V87.5XXAPerson injured in collision between heavy transport vehicle and bus (traffic), initial encounter
V87.5XXDPerson injured in collision between heavy transport vehicle and bus (traffic), subsequent encounter
V87.5XXSPerson injured in collision between heavy transport vehicle and bus (traffic), sequela

V87.5 at a glance

Code	V87.5
Description	Person injured in collision between heavy transport vehicle and bus (traffic)
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is V87.5 listed in the External Cause Index?

These are the routes through the External Cause of Injuries Index that lead to V87.5 — how the injury happened, rather than what the injury was.

Accident › traffic › collision › bus and truck (to)
Accident › transport › person NEC › collision › bus › heavy transport vehicle (to)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from V87

The conditions below can never be reported together with V87.5 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

collision involving:
pedal cycle (V10-V19)
pedestrian (V01-V09)

What codes fall under V87.5? (3)

How long has V87.5 existed?

V87.5 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.