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S27.492 vs S27.499

S27.492 (Other injury of bronchus, bilateral) compared with S27.499 (Other injury of bronchus, unspecified), from the official CMS tabular data. S27.492 and S27.499 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S27.492
Bilateral
Other injury of bronchus, bilateral
S27.499
Unspecified
Other injury of bronchus, unspecified

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. S27.492 and S27.499 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

S27.492Other injury of bronchus, bilateralS27.499Other injury of bronchus, unspecified
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)
DefinitionOther injury of bronchus, bilateral is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S27.492).Other injury of bronchus, unspecified is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S27.499).
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