V50 vs V79.88XD
V50 (Occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with pedestrian or animal) compared with V79.88XD (Bus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in other specified transport accidents, subsequent encounter), 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. V79.88XD 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 | V79.88XDBus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in other specified transport accidents, subsequent encounter | |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | Bus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in other specified transport accidents, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V79.88D). |
| 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 V79 |
| 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