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S54.90XD vs S54.91XD

S54.90XD (Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter) compared with S54.91XD (Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S54.90XD and S54.91XD code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S54.90XD
Unspecified
Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
S54.91XD
Right
Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter

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. S54.90XD and S54.91XD 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

S54.90XDInjury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounterS54.91XDInjury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
Billing statusBillableBillable
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)
DefinitionInjury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S54.90D).Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S54.91D).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S54The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S54

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