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ICD-10/V24.51

V24.51 ICD-10-CM Code: Electric (assisted) bicycle passenger injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident

Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Electric (assisted) bicycle passenger injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (V24.51). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for V24.51 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Includes

Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.

  • electric bicycle
  • e-bike
  • e-bicycle
  • moped
  • motorcycle with sidecar
  • motorized bicycle
  • motor scooter

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Change history

  • FY2023 — 2022-10-01
    Added to the code set
    Electric (assisted) bicycle passenger injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident
    FY2023 changes

Verify Before Coding

  • Not billable as written — a more specific code is required: V24.51XA, V24.51XD, V24.51XS.
  • Requires a 7th character. "The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V24" Options: V24.51XA, V24.51XD, V24.51XS
  • Principal-diagnosis restriction. External cause of morbidity codes (V, W, X and Y) describe the circumstance that caused an injury, not the condition treated. The Medicare Code Editor rejects them as a principal diagnosis; sequence the injury or condition first and report this code as secondary.

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of V24.51 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Hierarchy

  • V00-Y99 — Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99) (V00-Y99) [Hierarchy]

External cause index

  • Accident (to), transport (involving injury to), electricbicyclist (assisted), passenger, collision (with), bus (traffic)[External cause term]
  • Accident (to), transport (involving injury to), electricbicyclist (assisted), passenger, collision (with), truck (traffic)[External cause term]

Nearest codes (40)

  • V24 — Motorcycle rider injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus [Sibling]
  • V24.21XS — Unspecified electric (assisted) bicycle rider injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident, sequela [Sibling]
  • V24.29 — Unspecified rider of other motorcycle injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident [Sibling]
  • V24.29XA — Unspecified rider of other motorcycle injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • V24.29XD — Unspecified rider of other motorcycle injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • V24.29XS — Unspecified rider of other motorcycle injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in nontraffic accident, sequela [Sibling]
  • V24.3 — Person boarding or alighting a motorcycle injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus [Sibling]
  • V24.31 — Person boarding or alighting an electric (assisted) bicycle injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus [Sibling]
  • and 32 more

Change history

  • FY2023 — Added to the code set [Change history]

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Can V24.51 be billed directly?

No. V24.51 (Electric (assisted) bicycle passenger injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.

Does V24.51 require a 7th character?

Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V24.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to V24.51 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • V24.49 — Other motorcycle driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident
  • V24.49XA — Other motorcycle driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident, initial encounter
  • V24.49XD — Other motorcycle driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
  • V24.49XS — Other motorcycle driver injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident, sequela
  • V24.5 — Motorcycle passenger injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident
  • V24.51XA — Electric (assisted) bicycle passenger injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident, initial encounter
  • V24.51XD — Electric (assisted) bicycle passenger injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
  • V24.51XS — Electric (assisted) bicycle passenger injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident, sequela
  • V24.59 — Other motorcycle passenger injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident
  • V24.59XA — Other motorcycle passenger injured in collision with heavy transport vehicle or bus in traffic accident, initial encounter

View all codes in the V24 family

Indexed As (2)

Circumstance phrases from the official ICD-10-CM External Cause of Injuries Index that map to this code.

  • Accident (to), transport (involving injury to), electricbicyclist (assisted), passenger, collision (with), bus (traffic)
  • Accident (to), transport (involving injury to), electricbicyclist (assisted), passenger, collision (with), truck (traffic)