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S70.362 vs S70.369

S70.362 (Insect bite (nonvenomous), left thigh) compared with S70.369 (Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified thigh), from the official CMS tabular data. S70.362 and S70.369 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S70.362
Left
Insect bite (nonvenomous), left thigh
S70.369
Unspecified
Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified thigh

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. S70.362 and S70.369 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

S70.362Insect bite (nonvenomous), left thighS70.369Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified thigh
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S70.362A, S70.362D, S70.362S

Non-billable header

Report instead: S70.369A, S70.369D, S70.369S

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionInsect bite (nonvenomous), left thigh is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S70.362).Insect bite (nonvenomous), unspecified thigh is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S70.369).
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