S46.911 vs S46.919

S46.911 (Strain of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm) compared with S46.919 (Strain of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm), from the official CMS tabular data. S46.911 and S46.919 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S46.911

Right

Strain of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm

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S46.919

Unspecified

Strain of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level, 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. S46.911 and S46.919 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

	S46.911Strain of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm	S46.919Strain of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm
Billing status	Non-billable header Report instead: S46.911A, S46.911D, S46.911S	Non-billable header Report instead: S46.919A, S46.919D, S46.919S
Classification	S00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes	S00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Definition	Strain of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S46.911).	Strain of unspecified muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S46.919).
7th character	The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S46	The 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

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