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S46.192S vs S46.199S

S46.192S (Other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, left arm, sequela) compared with S46.199S (Other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, unspecified arm, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. S46.192S and S46.199S code the same condition on opposite sides.

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Laterality relationship

S46.192S
Left
Other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, left arm, sequela
S46.199S
Unspecified
Other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, unspecified arm, sequela

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. S46.192S and S46.199S 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

S46.192SOther injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, left arm, sequelaS46.199SOther injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, unspecified arm, sequela
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionOther injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, left arm, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S46.192S).Other injury of muscle, fascia and tendon of long head of biceps, unspecified arm, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S46.199S).
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