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Compare/V00.811 vs W05.0

V00.811 vs W05.0

V00.811 (Fall from moving wheelchair (powered)) compared with W05.0 (Fall from non-moving wheelchair), 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. V00.811 carries an Excludes1 note covering W05.0: “fall from non-moving wheelchair (W05.0)”

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. V00.811 carries an Excludes1 note covering W05.0: “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).

No — do not report together. W05.0 carries an Excludes1 note covering V00.811: “fall from moving wheelchair (powered) (V00.811)”

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

V00.811Fall from moving wheelchair (powered)W05.0Fall from non-moving wheelchair
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: V00.811A, V00.811D, V00.811S

Non-billable header

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

ClassificationV00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)
DefinitionFall from moving wheelchair (powered) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V00.811).Fall from non-moving wheelchair is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (W05.0).
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
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