V02.038 vs W51

V02.038 (Pedestrian on other standing micro-mobility pedestrian conveyance injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accident) 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.

Relationship

Conflict

Excludes1 conflict

V02.038

Pedestrian on other standing micro-mobility pedestrian conveyance injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accident

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W51

Accidental striking against or bumped into by another person

Not coded here — these two are mutually exclusive.

“struck or bumped by another person (W51)”

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. V02.038 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

	V02.038Pedestrian on other standing micro-mobility pedestrian conveyance injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accident	W51Accidental striking against or bumped into by another person
Billing status	Non-billable header	Non-billable header Report instead: W51.XXXA, W51.XXXD, W51.XXXS
Classification	V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)	V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)
Definition	Pedestrian on other standing micro-mobility pedestrian conveyance injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accident is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V02.038).	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 V02	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 Pedestrian on hoverboard injured in collision with two-or three wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accident Pedestrian on segway injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle in nontraffic accident	—

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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