V29 vs V38.1XXA
V29 (Motorcycle rider injured in other and unspecified transport accidents) compared with V38.1XXA (Passenger in three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, initial encounter), 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. V38.1XXA carries an Excludes1 note covering V29: “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
| V29Motorcycle rider injured in other and unspecified transport accidents | V38.1XXAPassenger in three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, initial encounter | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: V29.001A, V29.001D, V29.001S, V29.008A, V29.008D | Billable |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Motorcycle rider injured in other and unspecified transport accidents is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V29). | Passenger in three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in noncollision transport accident in nontraffic accident, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V38.1A). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V29 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V38 |
| Includes | electric bicycle e-bike e-bicycle moped | fall or thrown from three-wheeled motor vehicle overturning of three-wheeled motor vehicle NOS overturning of three-wheeled motor vehicle without collision motorized tricycle |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources