V26 vs V39
V26 (Motorcycle rider injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle) compared with V39 (Occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in other and unspecified transport accidents), 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. V26 carries an Excludes1 note covering V39: “three-wheeled motor vehicle (V30-V39)”
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
| V26Motorcycle rider injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle | V39Occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in other and unspecified transport accidents | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: V26.01XA, V26.01XD, V26.01XS, V26.09XA, V26.09XD | Non-billable header Report instead: V39.00XA, V39.00XD, V39.00XS, V39.09XA, V39.09XD |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Motorcycle rider injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V26). | Occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in other and unspecified transport accidents is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V39). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V26 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V39 |
| Includes | collision with animal-drawn vehicle, animal being ridden, streetcar electric bicycle e-bike e-bicycle | 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