V00.038A vs W03
V00.038A (Pedestrian on foot injured in collision with rider of other standing micro-mobility pedestrian conveyance, initial encounter) compared with W03 (Other fall on same level due to collision with another person), 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. V00.038A carries an Excludes1 note covering W03: “fall due to person on foot colliding with another person on foot (W03)”
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. V00.038A carries an Excludes1 note covering W03: “fall due to non-transport collision with other person (W03)”
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. W03 carries an Excludes1 note covering V00.038A: “fall involving pedestrian conveyance (V00-V09)”
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
| V00.038APedestrian on foot injured in collision with rider of other standing micro-mobility pedestrian conveyance, initial encounter | W03Other fall on same level due to collision with another person | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Non-billable header |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Pedestrian on foot injured in collision with rider of other standing micro-mobility pedestrian conveyance, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V00.038A). | Other fall on same level due to collision with another person is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (W03). |
| 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 code W03 |
| Includes | person changing tire on transport vehicle person examining engine of vehicle broken down in (on side of) road Pedestrian on foot injured in collision with rider of hoverboard Pedestrian on foot injured in collision with rider of segway | Fall due to non-transport collision with other person |
| 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