V00 vs Y92.81
V00 (Pedestrian conveyance accident) compared with Y92.81 (Transport vehicle as the place of occurrence of the external cause), 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. Y92.81 carries an Excludes1 note covering V00: “transport accidents (V00-V99)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
Sequencing on the claim
1stV00 then Y92.81
V00 carries a Use Additional Code instruction covering Y92.81: “place of occurrence and activity external cause codes, if known (Y92.-, Y93.-)”
Side by side
| V00Pedestrian conveyance accident | Y92.81Transport vehicle as the place of occurrence of the external cause | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: V00.01XA, V00.01XD, V00.01XS, V00.02XA, V00.02XD | Non-billable header |
| 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). | Transport vehicle as the place of occurrence of the external cause is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Y92.81). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V00 | — |
| Includes | person changing tire on transport vehicle person examining engine of vehicle broken down in (on side of) road | — |
| 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