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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

V00.831Fall from motorized mobility scooter

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

V00.831 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About V00.831

V00.831 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for fall from motorized mobility scooter. It belongs to category V00 (pedestrian conveyance accident), block V00-V09 (pedestrian injured in transport accident) and chapter 20 (external causes of morbidity). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within V00.83 (accident with motorized mobility scooter), V00.831 is specifically for fall from motorized mobility scooter. Related codes cover motorized mobility scooter colliding with stationary object (V00.832) and other accident with motorized mobility scooter (V00.838).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

Don't report V00.831 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: fall from non-moving motorized mobility scooter (W05.2).

Use an additional code for: place of occurrence and activity external cause codes, if known (Y92.-, Y93.-).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V00

Coding notes

Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code
  • fall from non-moving motorized mobility scooter (W05.2)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to V00.831.

› From V00 Pedestrian conveyance accident
Excludes1
  • collision with another person without fall (W51)
  • fall due to person on foot colliding with another person on foot (W03)
  • fall from non-moving wheelchair, nonmotorized scooter and motorized mobility scooter without collision (W05.-)
  • pedestrian (conveyance) collision with other land transport vehicle (V01-V09)
  • pedestrian on foot falling (slipping) on ice and snow (W00.-)
Use additional code
  • place of occurrence and activity external cause codes, if known (Y92.-, Y93.-)

Broader instructions also apply from V00-V09 Pedestrian injured in transport accident and Chapter 20: External causes of morbidity.

Alphabetic index entries

1 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to V00.831.

  • Accident (to) › transport (involving injury to) › pedestrian › conveyance (occupant) › motorized mobility scooter › fall from

Codes whose notes reference V00.831

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about V00.831

Is V00.831 billable?

No. V00.831 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.