V59 vs V70
V59 (Occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in other and unspecified transport accidents) 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. V70 carries an Excludes1 note covering V59: “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
| V59Occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in other and unspecified transport accidents | V70Bus occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: V59.00XA, V59.00XD, V59.00XS, V59.09XA, V59.09XD | Non-billable header Report instead: V70.0XXA, V70.0XXD, V70.0XXS, V70.1XXA, V70.1XXD |
| 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 other and unspecified transport accidents is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V59). | Bus occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V70). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V59 | 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