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S45.191 vs S45.199

S45.191 (Other specified injury of brachial artery, right side) compared with S45.199 (Other specified injury of brachial artery, unspecified side), from the official CMS tabular data. S45.191 and S45.199 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S45.191
Right
Other specified injury of brachial artery, right side
S45.199
Unspecified
Other specified injury of brachial artery, unspecified 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. S45.191 and S45.199 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

S45.191Other specified injury of brachial artery, right sideS45.199Other specified injury of brachial artery, unspecified side
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S45.191A, S45.191D, S45.191S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S45.199A, S45.199D, S45.199S

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionOther specified injury of brachial artery, right side is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S45.191).Other specified injury of brachial artery, unspecified side is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S45.199).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S45The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S45
Includes
injuries of axilla
injuries of scapular region
injuries of axilla
injuries of scapular region

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