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V29.818 vs Y36

V29.818 (Rider (driver) (passenger) of other motorcycle injured in transport accident with military vehicle) compared with Y36 (Operations of war), 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. Y36 carries an Excludes1 note covering V29.818: “military vehicles involved in transport accidents with non-military vehicle during peacetime (V09.01, V09.21, V19.81, V29.818, V39.81, V49.81, V59.81, V69.81, V79.81)”

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

V29.818Rider (driver) (passenger) of other motorcycle injured in transport accident with military vehicleY36Operations of war
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: V29.818A, V29.818D, V29.818S

Non-billable header

Report instead: Y36.000A, Y36.000D, Y36.000S, Y36.001A, Y36.001D

ClassificationV00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)
DefinitionRider (driver) (passenger) of other motorcycle injured in transport accident with military vehicle is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V29.818).Operations of war is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Y36).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V29The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category Y36
Includes
electric bicycle
e-bike
e-bicycle
moped
injuries to military personnel and civilians caused by war, civil insurrection, and peacekeeping missions

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