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S46.111 vs S46.119

S46.111 (Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, right arm) compared with S46.119 (Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, unspecified arm), from the official CMS tabular data. S46.111 and S46.119 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S46.111
Right
Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, right arm
S46.119
Unspecified
Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, unspecified arm

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. S46.111 and S46.119 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

S46.111Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, right armS46.119Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, unspecified arm
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S46.111A, S46.111D, S46.111S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S46.119A, S46.119D, S46.119S

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionStrain of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, right arm is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S46.111).Strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, unspecified arm is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S46.119).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S46The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S46
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