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V34 vs V39.81

V34 (Occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus) compared with V39.81 (Occupant (driver) (passenger) of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in transport accident with military vehicle), 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. V34 carries an Excludes1 note covering V39.81: “occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with military vehicle (V39.81)”

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

V34Occupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or busV39.81Occupant (driver) (passenger) of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in transport accident with military vehicle
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: V34.0XXA, V34.0XXD, V34.0XXS, V34.1XXA, V34.1XXD

Non-billable header

Report instead: V39.81XA, V39.81XD, V39.81XS

ClassificationV00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)
DefinitionOccupant of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V34).Occupant (driver) (passenger) of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in transport accident with military vehicle is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V39.81).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V34The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V39
Includes
motorized tricycle
motorized rickshaw
three-wheeled motor car
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