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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, sequelaV70Bus occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header

Report instead: V70.0XXA, V70.0XXD, V70.0XXS, V70.1XXA, V70.1XXD

ClassificationV00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)
DefinitionCar 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 characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V43The 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