S74.01XS (Injury of sciatic nerve at hip and thigh level, right leg, sequela) compared with S74.02XS (Injury of sciatic nerve at hip and thigh level, left leg, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. S74.01XS and S74.02XS code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived
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)
Same condition, opposite side. S74.01XS and S74.02XS 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.
| S74.01XSInjury of sciatic nerve at hip and thigh level, right leg, sequela | S74.02XSInjury of sciatic nerve at hip and thigh level, left leg, sequela | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | S00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes | S00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes |
| Definition | Injury of sciatic nerve at hip and thigh level, right leg, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S74.01S). | Injury of sciatic nerve at hip and thigh level, left leg, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S74.02S). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S74 | The 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