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S70.212 vs S70.219

S70.212 (Abrasion, left hip) compared with S70.219 (Abrasion, unspecified hip), from the official CMS tabular data. S70.212 and S70.219 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S70.212
Left
Abrasion, left hip
S70.219
Unspecified
Abrasion, unspecified 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. S70.212 and S70.219 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

S70.212Abrasion, left hipS70.219Abrasion, unspecified hip
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S70.212A, S70.212D, S70.212S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S70.219A, S70.219D, S70.219S

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)
DefinitionAbrasion, left hip is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S70.212).Abrasion, unspecified hip is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S70.219).
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