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V83 vs V85

V83 (Occupant of special vehicle mainly used on industrial premises injured in transport accident) compared with V85 (Occupant of special construction vehicle 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. V83 carries an Excludes1 note covering V85: “special construction vehicles (V85.-)”

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. V85 carries an Excludes1 note covering V83: “special industrial vehicle (V83.-)”

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

V83Occupant of special vehicle mainly used on industrial premises injured in transport accidentV85Occupant of special construction vehicle injured in transport accident
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: V83.0XXA, V83.0XXD, V83.0XXS, V83.1XXA, V83.1XXD

Non-billable header

Report instead: V85.0XXA, V85.0XXD, V85.0XXS, V85.1XXA, V85.1XXD

ClassificationV00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99)
DefinitionOccupant of special vehicle mainly used on industrial premises injured in transport accident is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V83).Occupant of special construction vehicle injured in transport accident is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V85).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V83The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V85
Includes
battery-powered airport passenger vehicle
battery-powered truck (baggage) (mail)
coal-car in mine
forklift (truck)
bulldozer
digger
dump truck
earth-leveller

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