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I69.851 vs I69.852

I69.851 (Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following other cerebrovascular disease affecting right dominant side) compared with I69.852 (Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following other cerebrovascular disease affecting left dominant side), from the official CMS tabular data. I69.851 and I69.852 code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

I69.851
Right
Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following other cerebrovascular disease affecting right dominant side
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I69.852
Left
Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following other cerebrovascular disease affecting left dominant side

Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.

These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)

Can these codes be reported together?

Same condition, opposite side. I69.851 and I69.852 name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.

Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Side by side

I69.851Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following other cerebrovascular disease affecting right dominant sideI69.852Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following other cerebrovascular disease affecting left dominant side
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationI00-I99 — Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99)I00-I99 — Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99)
DefinitionHemiplegia and hemiparesis following other cerebrovascular disease affecting right dominant side is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (I69.851).Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following other cerebrovascular disease affecting left dominant side is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (I69.852).
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Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources