V00 vs W00.1XXS
V00 (Pedestrian conveyance accident) compared with W00.1XXS (Fall from stairs and steps due to ice and snow, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.
Can these codes be reported together?
No — do not report together. V00 carries an Excludes1 note covering W00.1XXS: “pedestrian on foot falling (slipping) on ice and snow (W00.-)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
No — do not report together. W00.1XXS carries an Excludes1 note covering V00: “fall on (from) ice and snow involving pedestrian conveyance (V00.-)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
Side by side
| V00Pedestrian conveyance accident | W00.1XXSFall from stairs and steps due to ice and snow, sequela | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: V00.01XA, V00.01XD, V00.01XS, V00.02XA, V00.02XD | Billable |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Pedestrian conveyance accident is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V00). | Fall from stairs and steps due to ice and snow, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (W00.1S). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V00 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W00 |
| Includes | person changing tire on transport vehicle person examining engine of vehicle broken down in (on side of) road | pedestrian on foot falling (slipping) on ice and snow |
| Use additional code | place of occurrence and activity external cause codes, if known (Y92.-, Y93.-) | — |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources