V59 vs V79.60XS
V59 (Occupant of pick-up truck or van injured in other and unspecified transport accidents) compared with V79.60XS (Unspecified bus occupant injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic 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. V79.60XS 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 | V79.60XSUnspecified bus occupant injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequela | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: V59.00XA, V59.00XD, V59.00XS, V59.09XA, V59.09XD | 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 other and unspecified transport accidents is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V59). | Unspecified bus occupant injured in collision with unspecified motor vehicles in traffic accident, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V79.60S). |
| 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 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 Bus collision NOS (traffic) |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources