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V20 vs V33

V20 (Motorcycle rider injured in collision with pedestrian or animal) compared with V33 (Occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van), 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. V33 carries an Excludes1 note covering V20: “motorcycle with sidecar (V20-V29)”

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

V20Motorcycle rider injured in collision with pedestrian or animalV33Occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: V20.01XA, V20.01XD, V20.01XS, V20.09XA, V20.09XD

Non-billable header

Report instead: V33.0XXA, V33.0XXD, V33.0XXS, V33.1XXA, V33.1XXD

ClassificationV00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)
DefinitionMotorcycle rider injured in collision with pedestrian or animal is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V20).Occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V33).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V20The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V33
Includes
electric bicycle
e-bike
e-bicycle
moped
motorized tricycle
motorized rickshaw
three-wheeled motor car

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources