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V00.031 vs W00

V00.031 (Pedestrian on foot injured in collision with rider of standing electric scooter) compared with W00 (Fall due to ice and snow), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Relationship

Conflict

Excludes1 conflict

V00.031
Pedestrian on foot injured in collision with rider of standing electric scooter
↔
W00
Fall due to ice and snow

Not coded here — these two are mutually exclusive.

“pedestrian on foot falling (slipping) on ice and snow (W00.-)”

An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur together, so the pair should not be reported for the same encounter. The sole exception is when the conditions are documented as unrelated to each other.

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. V00.031 carries an Excludes1 note covering W00: “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).

Side by side

V00.031Pedestrian on foot injured in collision with rider of standing electric scooterW00Fall due to ice and snow
Billing statusNon-billable headerNon-billable header

Report instead: W00.0XXA, W00.0XXD, W00.0XXS, W00.1XXA, W00.1XXD

ClassificationV00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)
DefinitionPedestrian on foot injured in collision with rider of standing electric scooter is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V00.031).Fall due to ice and snow is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (W00).
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.-)
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Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources