V50 vs V70.0XXS
V50 (Occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with pedestrian or animal) compared with V70.0XXS (Driver of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, sequela), 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. V70.0XXS carries an Excludes1 note covering V50: “minibus (V50-V59)”
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
| V50Occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with pedestrian or animal | V70.0XXSDriver of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, sequela | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: V50.0XXA, V50.0XXD, V50.0XXS, V50.1XXA, V50.1XXD | Billable |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with pedestrian or animal is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V50). | Driver of bus injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in nontraffic accident, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V70.0S). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V50 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V70 |
| Includes | a four or six wheel motor vehicle designed primarily for carrying passengers and property but weighing less than the local limit for classification as a heavy goods vehicle minibus minivan sport utility vehicle (SUV) | motorcoach |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources