V80 vs W17
V80 (Animal-rider or occupant of animal-drawn vehicle injured in transport accident) compared with W17 (Other fall from one level to another), 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. W17 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 accident | W17Other fall from one level to another | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: V80.010A, V80.010D, V80.010S, V80.018A, V80.018D | Non-billable header Report instead: W17.0XXA, W17.0XXD, W17.0XXS, W17.1XXA, W17.1XXD |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Animal-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 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (W17). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V80 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W17 |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources