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S70.00 vs S70.02

S70.00 (Contusion of unspecified hip) compared with S70.02 (Contusion of left hip), from the official CMS tabular data. S70.00 and S70.02 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S70.00
Unspecified
Contusion of unspecified hip
S70.02
Left
Contusion of left hip

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. S70.00 and S70.02 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

S70.00Contusion of unspecified hipS70.02Contusion of left hip
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S70.00XA, S70.00XD, S70.00XS

Non-billable header

Report instead: S70.02XA, S70.02XD, S70.02XS

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionContusion of unspecified hip is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S70.00).Contusion of left hip is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S70.02).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S70The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S70

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