V00.842A vs W51
V00.842A (Pedestrian on standing electric scooter colliding with stationary object, initial encounter) compared with W51 (Accidental striking against or bumped into by 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. V00.842A carries an Excludes1 note covering W51: “collision with another person without fall (W51)”
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. V00.842A carries an Excludes1 note covering W51: “struck or bumped by another person (W51)”
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
| V00.842APedestrian on standing electric scooter colliding with stationary object, initial encounter | W51Accidental striking against or bumped into by 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 standing electric scooter colliding with stationary object, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V00.842A). | Accidental striking against or bumped into by another person is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (W51). |
| 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 W51 |
| 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