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ICD-10/V70.0XXS

V70.0XXS ICD-10-CM Code: Driver of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, sequela

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Driver of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V70.0S).

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for V70.0XXS in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Includes

Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.

  • motorcoach

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2016 baseline of the change ledger.

Verify Before Coding

  • Billable — reportable as written.
  • Principal-diagnosis restriction. External cause of morbidity codes (V, W, X and Y) describe the circumstance that caused an injury, not the condition treated. The Medicare Code Editor rejects them as a principal diagnosis; sequence the injury or condition first and report this code as secondary.

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of V70.0XXS in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Hierarchy

  • V70.0 — Driver of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident [Hierarchy]

Referenced by Excludes1 notes (12)

  • V40 — Car occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal [Excludes1](via V70.-): “motorcoach (V70-V79)”
  • V40-V49 — Car occupant injured in transport accident (V40-V49) [Excludes1](via V70.-): “motorcoach (V70-V79)”
  • V41 — Car occupant injured in collision with pedal cycle [Excludes1](via V70.-): “motorcoach (V70-V79)”
  • V42 — Car occupant injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle [Excludes1](via V70.-): “motorcoach (V70-V79)”
  • V43 — Car occupant injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van [Excludes1](via V70.-): “motorcoach (V70-V79)”
  • V44 — Car occupant injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus [Excludes1](via V70.-): “motorcoach (V70-V79)”
  • V45 — Car occupant injured in collision with railway train or railway vehicle [Excludes1](via V70.-): “motorcoach (V70-V79)”
  • V46 — Car occupant injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle [Excludes1](via V70.-): “motorcoach (V70-V79)”
  • and 4 more

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • EXT030 — External cause codes: sequela [CCSR]

Nearest codes (36)

  • V70 — Bus occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal [Sibling]
  • V70.0 — Driver of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident [Sibling]
  • V70.0XXA — Driver of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • V70.0XXD — Driver of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • V70.1 — Passenger on bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident [Sibling]
  • V70.1XXA — Passenger on bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • V70.1XXD — Passenger on bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • V70.1XXS — Passenger on bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, sequela [Sibling]
  • and 28 more

Referenced by Other Codes

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):EXT030 — External cause codes: sequela.

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes on other codes that name V70.0XXS or its code family.

12 Excludes1 notes: V40 (via V70.-), V40-V49 (via V70.-), V41 (via V70.-), V42 (via V70.-), V43 (via V70.-), V44 (via V70.-), V45 (via V70.-), V46 (via V70.-), V47 (via V70.-), V48 (via V70.-) and 2 more.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Does V70.0XXS require a 7th character?

Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V70.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to V70.0XXS in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • V70 — Bus occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal
  • V70.0 — Driver of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident
  • V70.0XXA — Driver of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
  • V70.0XXD — Driver of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
  • V70.1 — Passenger on bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident
  • V70.1XXA — Passenger on bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
  • V70.1XXD — Passenger on bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
  • V70.1XXS — Passenger on bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, sequela
  • V70.2 — Person on outside of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident
  • V70.2XXA — Person on outside of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, initial encounter

View all codes in the V70 family