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V21.31

Person boarding or alighting an electric (assisted) bicycle injured in collision with pedal cycle

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:

  • V21.31XA Person boarding or alighting an electric (assisted) bicycle injured in collision with pedal cycle, initial encounter
  • V21.31XD Person boarding or alighting an electric (assisted) bicycle injured in collision with pedal cycle, subsequent encounter
  • V21.31XS Person boarding or alighting an electric (assisted) bicycle injured in collision with pedal cycle, 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 Person boarding or alighting an electric (assisted) bicycle injured in collision with pedal cycle

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 V21 Motorcycle rider injured in collision with pedal cycle

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V21

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
V21.39 Person boarding or alighting other motorcycle injured in collision with pedal cycle Not billable
V21.3XXA Person boarding or alighting a motorcycle injured in collision with pedal cycle, initial encounter Retired
V21.3XXD Person boarding or alighting a motorcycle injured in collision with pedal cycle, subsequent encounter Retired
V21.3XXS Person boarding or alighting a motorcycle injured in collision with pedal cycle, sequela Retired