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V39.50XS vs V86

V39.50XS (Passenger in three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequela) compared with V86 (Occupant of special all-terrain or other off-road motor vehicle, injured in transport accident), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Relationship

Conflict

Excludes1 conflict

V39.50XS
Passenger in three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequela
V86
Occupant of special all-terrain or other off-road motor vehicle, injured in transport accident

Not coded here — these two are mutually exclusive.

“all-terrain vehicles (V86.-)”

An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur together, so the pair should not be reported for the same encounter. The sole exception is when the conditions are documented as unrelated to each other.

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a

Conflict

Excludes1 conflict

V39.50XS
Passenger in three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequela
V86
Occupant of special all-terrain or other off-road motor vehicle, injured in transport accident

Not coded here — these two are mutually exclusive.

“vehicle designed primarily for off-road use (V86.-)”

An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur together, so the pair should not be reported for the same encounter. The sole exception is when the conditions are documented as unrelated to each other.

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a

Conflict

Excludes1 conflict

V86
Occupant of special all-terrain or other off-road motor vehicle, injured in transport accident
V39.50XS
Passenger in three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequela

Not coded here — these two are mutually exclusive.

“three-wheeled motor vehicle designed for on-road use (V30-V39)”

An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur together, so the pair should not be reported for the same encounter. The sole exception is when the conditions are documented as unrelated to each other.

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. V39.50XS carries an Excludes1 note covering V86: “all-terrain vehicles (V86.-)”

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. V39.50XS carries an Excludes1 note covering V86: “vehicle designed primarily for off-road use (V86.-)”

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. V86 carries an Excludes1 note covering V39.50XS: “three-wheeled motor vehicle designed for on-road use (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).

Side by side

V39.50XSPassenger in three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequelaV86Occupant of special all-terrain or other off-road motor vehicle, injured in transport accident
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header

Report instead: V86.01XA, V86.01XD, V86.01XS, V86.02XA, V86.02XD

ClassificationV00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)
DefinitionPassenger in three-wheeled motor vehicle injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V39.50S).Occupant of special all-terrain or other off-road motor vehicle, injured in transport accident is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V86).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V39The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V86
Includes
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