V70 vs V76
V70 (Bus occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal) compared with V76 (Bus occupant injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle), 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 V76: “bus collision with animal-drawn vehicle or animal being ridden (V76.-)”
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
| V70Bus occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal | V76Bus occupant injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: V70.0XXA, V70.0XXD, V70.0XXS, V70.1XXA, V70.1XXD | Non-billable header Report instead: V76.0XXA, V76.0XXD, V76.0XXS, V76.1XXA, V76.1XXD |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Bus occupant injured in collision with pedestrian or animal is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V70). | Bus occupant injured in collision with other nonmotor vehicle is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V76). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V70 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V76 |
| Includes | motorcoach | collision with animal-drawn vehicle, animal being ridden, streetcar motorcoach |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources