M62.162 (Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic), left lower leg)
compared with
M62.169 (Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic), unspecified lower leg),
from the official CMS tabular data. M62.162 and M62.169 code the same condition on opposite sides.
Other rupture of muscle (nontraumatic), unspecified lower leg
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. M62.162 and M62.169 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.