V80 vs W18.39XA
V80 (Animal-rider or occupant of animal-drawn vehicle injured in transport accident) compared with W18.39XA (Other fall on same level, 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. W18.39XA 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 | W18.39XAOther fall on same level, initial encounter | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: V80.010A, V80.010D, V80.010S, V80.018A, V80.018D | Billable |
| 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 on same level, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (W18.39A). |
| 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 W18 |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources