V78.4 is the authoritative medical code for Person boarding or alighting from bus injured in noncollision transport accident. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for person boarding or alighting from bus injured in noncollision transport accident (ICD-10-CM V78.4), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Person boarding or alighting from bus injured in noncollision transport accident is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code V78.4. A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission. Includes: overturning bus NOS; overturning bus without collision; motorcoach. Excludes1 (not coded here): minibus V50-V59. 7th character: The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V78.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for V78.4 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- overturning bus NOS
- overturning bus without collision
- motorcoach
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can V78.4 be billed directly?
No. V78.4 (Person boarding or alighting from bus injured in noncollision transport accident) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.
Does V78.4 require a 7th character?
Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V78.
What can't be coded together with V78.4?
Per Excludes1 instructions, V78.4 must not be reported with: minibus (V50-V59).
Codes in This Family (40)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as V78.4, with their registry titles.
- V78 — Bus occupant injured in noncollision transport accident
- V78.0 — Driver of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident
- V78.0A — Driver of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V78.0D — Driver of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V78.0S — Driver of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, sequela
- V78.0XXA — Driver of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V78.0XXD — Driver of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V78.0XXS — Driver of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, sequela
- V78.1 — Passenger on bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident
- V78.1A — Passenger on bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V78.1D — Passenger on bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V78.1S — Passenger on bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, sequela
- V78.1XXA — Passenger on bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V78.1XXD — Passenger on bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V78.1XXS — Passenger on bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, sequela
- V78.2 — Person on outside of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident
- V78.2A — Person on outside of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V78.2D — Person on outside of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V78.2S — Person on outside of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, sequela
- V78.2XXA — Person on outside of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V78.2XXD — Person on outside of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V78.2XXS — Person on outside of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, sequela
- V78.3 — Unspecified occupant of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident
- V78.3A — Unspecified occupant of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V78.3D — Unspecified occupant of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V78.3S — Unspecified occupant of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, sequela
- V78.3XXA — Unspecified occupant of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, initial encounter
- V78.3XXD — Unspecified occupant of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V78.3XXS — Unspecified occupant of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, sequela
- V78.4A — Person boarding or alighting from bus injured in noncollision transport accident, initial encounter
- V78.4D — Person boarding or alighting from bus injured in noncollision transport accident, subsequent encounter
- V78.4S — Person boarding or alighting from bus injured in noncollision transport accident, sequela
- V78.4XXA — Person boarding or alighting from bus injured in noncollision transport accident, initial encounter
- V78.4XXD — Person boarding or alighting from bus injured in noncollision transport accident, subsequent encounter
- V78.4XXS — Person boarding or alighting from bus injured in noncollision transport accident, sequela
- V78.5 — Driver of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident
- V78.5A — Driver of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, initial encounter
- V78.5D — Driver of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
- V78.5S — Driver of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, sequela
- V78.5XXA — Driver of bus injured in noncollision transport accident in traffic accident, initial encounter
Indexed As (1)
Circumstance phrases from the official ICD-10-CM External Cause of Injuries Index that map to this code.
- Accident (to), transport (involving injury to), bus occupant, noncollision accident (traffic), while boarding or alighting
Related Codes & Numerical Sequence (Crawl Map)
Search engines and indexers are advised to traverse adjacent medical codes in this sub-chapter range to find correlated diagnoses or therapeutic procedures:
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