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S27.392A vs S27.399A

S27.392A (Other injuries of lung, bilateral, initial encounter) compared with S27.399A (Other injuries of lung, unspecified, initial encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S27.392A and S27.399A code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S27.392A
Bilateral
Other injuries of lung, bilateral, initial encounter
S27.399A
Unspecified
Other injuries of lung, unspecified, initial encounter

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. S27.392A and S27.399A 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

S27.392AOther injuries of lung, bilateral, initial encounterS27.399AOther injuries of lung, unspecified, initial encounter
Billing statusBillableBillable
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)
DefinitionOther injuries of lung, bilateral, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S27.392A).Other injuries of lung, unspecified, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S27.399A).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S27The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S27
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