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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 accidentW00.1XXSFall from stairs and steps due to ice and snow, sequela
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: V00.01XA, V00.01XD, V00.01XS, V00.02XA, V00.02XD

Billable
ClassificationV00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)
DefinitionPedestrian 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 characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V00The 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