S59.901 (Unspecified injury of right elbow) compared with S59.902 (Unspecified injury of left elbow), from the official CMS tabular data. S59.901 and S59.902 code the same condition on opposite sides.
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)
Same condition, opposite side. S59.901 and S59.902 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.
| S59.901Unspecified injury of right elbow | S59.902Unspecified injury of left elbow | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Non-billable header |
| Classification | S00-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) |
| Definition | Unspecified injury of right elbow is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S59.901). | Unspecified injury of left elbow is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S59.902). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code in subcategory S59.9 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code in subcategory S59.9 |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources