V79.81 vs Y37
V79.81 (Bus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in transport accidents with military vehicle) compared with Y37 (Military operations), 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. Y37 carries an Excludes1 note covering V79.81: “military vehicles involved in transport accident with civilian vehicle (V09.01, V09.21, V19.81, V29.818, V39.81, V49.81, V59.81, V69.81, V79.81)”
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
| V79.81Bus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in transport accidents with military vehicle | Y37Military operations | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Non-billable header Report instead: Y37.000A, Y37.000D, Y37.000S, Y37.001A, Y37.001D |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Bus occupant (driver) (passenger) injured in transport accidents with military vehicle is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V79.81). | Military operations is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Y37). |
| 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 Y37 |
| Includes | motorcoach | injuries to military personnel and civilians occurring during peacetime on military property and during routine military exercises and operations |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources