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 bus | V39.81Occupant (driver) (passenger) of three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in transport accident with military vehicle | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: V34.0XXA, V34.0XXD, V34.0XXS, V34.1XXA, V34.1XXD | Non-billable header |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Occupant 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 character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V34 | The 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