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S65.101S vs S65.102S

S65.101S (Unspecified injury of radial artery at wrist and hand level of right arm, sequela) compared with S65.102S (Unspecified injury of radial artery at wrist and hand level of left arm, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. S65.101S and S65.102S code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S65.101S
Right
Unspecified injury of radial artery at wrist and hand level of right arm, sequela
S65.102S
Left
Unspecified injury of radial artery at wrist and hand level of 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. S65.101S and S65.102S 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

S65.101SUnspecified injury of radial artery at wrist and hand level of right arm, sequelaS65.102SUnspecified injury of radial artery at wrist and hand level of left arm, sequela
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)
DefinitionUnspecified injury of radial artery at wrist and hand level of right arm, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S65.101S).Unspecified injury of radial artery at wrist and hand level of left arm, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S65.102S).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S65The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S65

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