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V20.51

Electric (assisted) bicycle passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2023 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

  • V20.51XA Electric (assisted) bicycle passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident, initial encounter
  • V20.51XD Electric (assisted) bicycle passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident, subsequent encounter
  • V20.51XS Electric (assisted) bicycle passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident, sequela

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2023 to now.

  1. FY2023 Added to the code set Electric (assisted) bicycle passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from V20 Motorcycle rider injured in collision with pedestrian or animal

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V20

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • motorcycle rider collision with animal-drawn vehicle or animal being ridden (V26.-)

Inherited from the V20-V29 section Motorcycle rider injured in transport accident (V20-V29)

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • three-wheeled motor vehicle (V30-V39)

Includes

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

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
V20.59 Other motorcycle passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident Not billable
V20.5XXA Motorcycle passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident, initial encounter Retired
V20.5XXD Motorcycle passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident, subsequent encounter Retired
V20.5XXS Motorcycle passenger injured in collision with pedestrian or animal in traffic accident, sequela Retired