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V47 vs V70

V47 (Car occupant injured in collision with fixed or stationary object) 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. V47 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

V47Car occupant injured in collision with fixed or stationary objectV70Bus occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: V47.0XXA, V47.0XXD, V47.0XXS, V47.1XXA, V47.1XXD

Non-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 occupant injured in collision with fixed or stationary object is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V47).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 V47The 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