M05.651 (Rheumatoid arthritis of right hip with involvement of other organs and systems)
compared with
M05.652 (Rheumatoid arthritis of left hip with involvement of other organs and systems),
from the official CMS tabular data. M05.651 and M05.652 code the same condition on opposite sides.
Rheumatoid arthritis of left hip with involvement of other organs and systems
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. M05.651 and M05.652 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.