V18Not billable, use a more specific code below

Pedal cycle rider injured in noncollision transport accident

In Pedal cycle rider injured in transport accident (V10-V19), chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity

21 billable codes under V18: none are a CC or MCC; none map to an HCC.

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Instructional notes

Includes: conditions that are coded here

  • fall or thrown from pedal cycle (without antecedent collision)
  • overturning pedal cycle NOS
  • overturning pedal cycle without collision

Also applies, from Pedal cycle rider injured in transport accident (V10-V19)

These notes sit on V10-V19 and apply to every code under it, including V18.

Includes: conditions that are coded here

  • any non-motorized vehicle, excluding an animal-drawn vehicle, or a sidecar or trailer attached to the pedal cycle

Excludes2: not included here, code separately if applicable

  • rupture of pedal cycle tire (W37.0)

Official coding guidelines

From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.

Covers how to report external cause codes (V00-Y99) describing cause, intent, place, activity, and status. They are never principal or first-listed, and reporting is voluntary unless required.

Read Section I.C.20 (page 87), 3 more topics

All codes under V18

V18 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.

V18 MS-DRGs

This code does not group to an MS-DRG as a principal diagnosis.

Code history

Valid since FY2016, when ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. No changes since.