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 accident | V85Occupant of special construction vehicle injured in transport accident | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-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 |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Occupant 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 character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V83 | The 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