V50 vs V79.88XS

V50 (Occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with pedestrian or animal) compared with V79.88XS (Bus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in other specified transport accidents, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Relationship

Conflict

Excludes1 conflict

V79.88XS

Bus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in other specified transport accidents, sequela

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V50

Occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in collision with pedestrian or animal

Not coded here — these two are mutually exclusive.

“minibus (V50-V59)”

An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur together, so the pair should not be reported for the same encounter. The sole exception is when the conditions are documented as unrelated to each other.

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. V79.88XS 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	V79.88XSBus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in other specified transport accidents, 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).	Bus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in other specified transport accidents, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V79.88S).
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

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Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources