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S55.901S vs S55.902S

S55.901S (Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, sequela) compared with S55.902S (Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. S55.901S and S55.902S code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S55.901S
Right
Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, sequela
S55.902S
Left
Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left 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. S55.901S and S55.902S 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

S55.901SUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, sequelaS55.902SUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left 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
DefinitionUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S55.901S).Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S55.902S).
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