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S25.402 vs S25.409

S25.402 (Unspecified injury of left pulmonary blood vessels) compared with S25.409 (Unspecified injury of unspecified pulmonary blood vessels), from the official CMS tabular data. S25.402 and S25.409 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S25.402
Left
Unspecified injury of left pulmonary blood vessels
S25.409
Unspecified
Unspecified injury of unspecified pulmonary blood vessels

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. S25.402 and S25.409 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

S25.402Unspecified injury of left pulmonary blood vesselsS25.409Unspecified injury of unspecified pulmonary blood vessels
Billing statusNon-billable headerNon-billable header
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)
DefinitionUnspecified injury of left pulmonary blood vessels is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S25.402).Unspecified injury of unspecified pulmonary blood vessels is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S25.409).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S25The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S25
Includes
injuries of breast
injuries of chest (wall)
injuries of interscapular area
injuries of breast
injuries of chest (wall)
injuries of interscapular area

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