V79 vs V82
V79 (Bus occupant injured in other and unspecified transport accidents) compared with V82 (Occupant of powered streetcar injured in transport accident), 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. V82 carries an Excludes1 note covering V79: “bus (V70-V79)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
No — do not report together. V82 carries an Excludes1 note covering V79: “motorcoach (V70-V79)”
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
| V79Bus occupant injured in other and unspecified transport accidents | V82Occupant of powered streetcar injured in transport accident | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: V79.00XA, V79.00XD, V79.00XS, V79.09XA, V79.09XD | Non-billable header Report instead: V82.0XXA, V82.0XXD, V82.0XXS, V82.1XXA, V82.1XXD |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Bus occupant injured in other and unspecified transport accidents is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V79). | Occupant of powered streetcar injured in transport accident is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V82). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V79 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V82 |
| Includes | motorcoach | interurban electric car person on outside of streetcar tram (car) trolley (car) |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources