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V80 vs W00.2XXA

V80 (Animal-rider or occupant of animal-drawn vehicle injured in transport accident) compared with W00.2XXA (Other fall from one level to another due to ice and snow, initial encounter), 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. W00.2XXA carries an Excludes1 note covering V80: “fall from animal (V80.-)”

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

V80Animal-rider or occupant of animal-drawn vehicle injured in transport accidentW00.2XXAOther fall from one level to another due to ice and snow, initial encounter
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: V80.010A, V80.010D, V80.010S, V80.018A, V80.018D

Billable
ClassificationV00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)
DefinitionAnimal-rider or occupant of animal-drawn vehicle injured in transport accident is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V80).Other fall from one level to another due to ice and snow, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (W00.2A).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V80The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W00
Includes
pedestrian on foot falling (slipping) on ice and snow

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources