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S74.10XS vs S74.11XS

S74.10XS (Injury of femoral nerve at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg, sequela) compared with S74.11XS (Injury of femoral nerve at hip and thigh level, right leg, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. S74.10XS and S74.11XS code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S74.10XS
Unspecified
Injury of femoral nerve at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg, sequela
S74.11XS
Right
Injury of femoral nerve at hip and thigh level, right leg, sequela

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. S74.10XS and S74.11XS 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

S74.10XSInjury of femoral nerve at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg, sequelaS74.11XSInjury of femoral nerve at hip and thigh level, right leg, sequela
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 femoral nerve at hip and thigh level, unspecified leg, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S74.10XS).Injury of femoral nerve at hip and thigh level, right leg, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S74.11XS).
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