M92.591 (Other juvenile osteochondrosis of tibia and fibula, right leg)
compared with
M92.592 (Other juvenile osteochondrosis of tibia and fibula, left leg),
from the official CMS tabular data. M92.591 and M92.592 code the same condition on opposite sides.
Other juvenile osteochondrosis of tibia and fibula, left 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. M92.591 and M92.592 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.