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S37.092 vs S37.099

S37.092 (Other injury of left kidney) compared with S37.099 (Other injury of unspecified kidney), from the official CMS tabular data. S37.092 and S37.099 code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S37.092
Left
Other injury of left kidney
S37.099
Unspecified
Other injury of unspecified kidney

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. S37.092 and S37.099 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

S37.092Other injury of left kidneyS37.099Other injury of unspecified kidney
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S37.092A, S37.092D, S37.092S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S37.099A, S37.099D, S37.099S

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 left kidney is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S37.092).Other injury of unspecified kidney is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S37.099).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S37The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S37
Includes
injuries to the abdominal wall
injuries to the anus
injuries to the buttock
injuries to the external genitalia
injuries to the abdominal wall
injuries to the anus
injuries to the buttock
injuries to the external genitalia

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