V89 vs V98
V89 (Motor- or nonmotor-vehicle accident, type of vehicle unspecified) compared with V98 (Other specified transport accidents), 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. V98 carries an Excludes1 note covering V89: “vehicle accident, type of vehicle unspecified (V89.-)”
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
| V89Motor- or nonmotor-vehicle accident, type of vehicle unspecified | V98Other specified transport accidents | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: V89.0XXA, V89.0XXD, V89.0XXS, V89.1XXA, V89.1XXD | Non-billable header Report instead: V98.0XXA, V98.0XXD, V98.0XXS, V98.1XXA, V98.1XXD |
| Classification | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) | V00-Y99 — External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) |
| Definition | Motor- or nonmotor-vehicle accident, type of vehicle unspecified is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V89). | Other specified transport accidents is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V98). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V89 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V98 |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources