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S55.102 vs S55.109

S55.102 (Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm) compared with S55.109 (Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm), from the official CMS tabular data. S55.102 and S55.109 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S55.102
Left
Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm
S55.109
Unspecified
Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm 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. S55.102 and S55.109 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

S55.102Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left armS55.109Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S55.102A, S55.102D, S55.102S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S55.109A, S55.109D, S55.109S

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)
DefinitionUnspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S55.102).Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S55.109).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S55The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S55

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