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S04.811 vs S04.812

S04.811 (Injury of olfactory [1st ] nerve, right side) compared with S04.812 (Injury of olfactory [1st ] nerve, left side), from the official CMS tabular data. S04.811 and S04.812 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S04.811
Right
Injury of olfactory [1st ] nerve, right side
S04.812
Left
Injury of olfactory [1st ] nerve, left 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. S04.811 and S04.812 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

S04.811Injury of olfactory [1st ] nerve, right sideS04.812Injury of olfactory [1st ] nerve, left side
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S04.811A, S04.811D, S04.811S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S04.812A, S04.812D, S04.812S

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)
DefinitionInjury of olfactory [1st ] nerve, right side is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S04.811).Injury of olfactory [1st ] nerve, left side is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S04.812).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S04The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S04
Includes
injuries of ear
injuries of eye
injuries of face [any part]
injuries of gum
injuries of ear
injuries of eye
injuries of face [any part]
injuries of gum
Code first
any associated intracranial injury (S06.-)
any associated intracranial injury (S06.-)

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources