V29 vs V39.20XA
V29 (Motorcycle rider injured in other and unspecified transport accidents) compared with V39.20XA (Unspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles 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. V29 carries an Excludes1 note covering V39.20XA: “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).
No — do not report together. V39.20XA 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 | V39.20XAUnspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles 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). | Unspecified occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in nontraffic accident, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V39.20A). |
| 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 V39 |
| Includes | electric bicycle e-bike e-bicycle moped | motorized tricycle motorized rickshaw three-wheeled motor car Collision NOS involving three-wheeled motor vehicle, nontraffic |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources