V03.138A vs W51
V03.138A (Pedestrian on other standing micro-mobility pedestrian conveyance injured in collision with car, pick-up or van in traffic accident, 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. V03.138A 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
| V03.138APedestrian on other standing micro-mobility pedestrian conveyance injured in collision with car, pick-up or van in traffic accident, 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 other standing micro-mobility pedestrian conveyance injured in collision with car, pick-up or van in traffic accident, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V03.138A). | 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 V03 | 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 car, pick-up or van in traffic accident Pedestrian on segway injured in collision with car, pick-up or van in traffic accident | — |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources