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S74.00XD vs S74.02XD

S74.00XD (Injury of sciatic nerve at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter) compared with S74.02XD (Injury of sciatic nerve at hip and thigh level, left leg, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S74.00XD and S74.02XD code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S74.00XD
Unspecified
Injury of sciatic nerve at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter
S74.02XD
Left
Injury of sciatic nerve at hip and thigh level, left leg, subsequent encounter

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. S74.00XD and S74.02XD 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

S74.00XDInjury of sciatic nerve at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg, subsequent encounterS74.02XDInjury of sciatic nerve at hip and thigh level, left leg, subsequent encounter
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)
DefinitionInjury of sciatic nerve at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S74.00D).Injury of sciatic nerve at hip and thigh level, left leg, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S74.02D).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S74The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S74

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