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V59 vs V77

V59 (Occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in other and unspecified transport accidents) compared with V77 (Bus occupant injured in collision with fixed or stationary object), 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. V77 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 accidentsV77Bus occupant injured in collision with fixed or stationary object
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: V59.00XA, V59.00XD, V59.00XS, V59.09XA, V59.09XD

Non-billable header

Report instead: V77.0XXA, V77.0XXD, V77.0XXS, V77.1XXA, V77.1XXD

ClassificationV00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)
DefinitionOccupant 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 fixed or stationary object is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V77).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V59The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V77
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