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V00.031S vs W05

V00.031S (Pedestrian on foot injured in collision with rider of standing electric scooter, sequela) compared with W05 (Fall from non-moving wheelchair, nonmotorized scooter and motorized mobility scooter), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Relationship

Conflict

Excludes1 conflict

V00.031S
Pedestrian on foot injured in collision with rider of standing electric scooter, sequela
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W05
Fall from non-moving wheelchair, nonmotorized scooter and motorized mobility scooter

Not coded here — these two are mutually exclusive.

“fall from non-moving wheelchair, nonmotorized scooter and motorized mobility scooter without collision (W05.-)”

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. V00.031S carries an Excludes1 note covering W05: “fall from non-moving wheelchair, nonmotorized scooter and motorized mobility scooter without collision (W05.-)”

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

V00.031SPedestrian on foot injured in collision with rider of standing electric scooter, sequelaW05Fall from non-moving wheelchair, nonmotorized scooter and motorized mobility scooter
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header

Report instead: W05.0XXA, W05.0XXD, W05.0XXS, W05.1XXA, W05.1XXD

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, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V00.031S).Fall from non-moving wheelchair, nonmotorized scooter and motorized mobility scooter is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (W05).
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 W05
Includes
person changing tire on transport vehicle
person examining engine of vehicle broken down in (on side of) road
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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