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V87.5XXA

Person injured in collision betw hv veh and bus, init

Person injured in collision between heavy transport vehicle and bus (traffic), initial encounter

Code system
ICD-10-CM
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2026-10-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/icd10cm/V87.5XXA \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "V87.5XXA",
    "parent": "V87.5",
    "status": "active",
    "system": "icd10cm",
    "display": "Person injured in collision betw hv veh and bus, init",
    "billable": true,
    "description": "Person injured in collision between heavy transport vehicle and bus (traffic), initial encounter",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2026-10-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "injury-causes"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "injury-causes",
        "name": "How injuries happen",
        "confidence": 0.9,
        "derivation": "source_stated",
        "evidence": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/icd-10-codes",
            "anchor": "ICD-10-CM chapter 20, V00-Y99"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-icd10",
    "data_version": "fy2027"
  }
}

Hierarchy

Where V87.5XXA sits

Parent codes

  1. V87Traf of spcf type but victim's mode of transport unknown
  2. V87.5Person injured in collision betw hv veh and bus (traffic)

Child codes

None: V87.5XXA is a billable code at the most specific level.

Change history

Lifecycle

V87.5XXA has been in effect since 2026-10-01. This page shows ICD-10-CM release fy2027.

Add as_of=YYYY-MM-DD to the request to get this code exactly as it was on a past date. The change feed (GET /v1/changes) lists what each release added, changed or retired across the whole dataset; a per-code change list isn't published yet.

Use it

Look up V87.5XXA from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/icd10cm/V87.5XXA \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up ICD-10-CM code V87.5XXA. Tell me what it means, whether it is billable, whether it is active, and list its parent and child codes.

Source: CMS and CDC NCHS, release fy2027. Public domain. Reference data, not medical or billing advice.