V43.13XS vs V70
V43.13XS (Car passenger injured in collision with pick-up truck in nontraffic accident, sequela) compared with V70 (Bus occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal), 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. V43.13XS carries an Excludes1 note covering V70: “motorcoach (V70-V79)”
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
| V43.13XSCar passenger injured in collision with pick-up truck in nontraffic accident, sequela | V70Bus occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Non-billable header Report instead: V70.0XXA, V70.0XXD, V70.0XXS, V70.1XXA, V70.1XXD |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Car passenger injured in collision with pick-up truck in nontraffic accident, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V43.13S). | Bus occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V70). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V43 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V70 |
| Includes | a four-wheeled motor vehicle designed primarily for carrying passengers automobile (pulling a trailer or camper) | motorcoach |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources