S74.11 (Injury of femoral nerve at hip and thigh level, right leg) compared with S74.12 (Injury of femoral nerve at hip and thigh level, left leg), from the official CMS tabular data. S74.11 and S74.12 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. S74.11 and S74.12 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.
| S74.11Injury of femoral nerve at hip and thigh level, right leg | S74.12Injury of femoral nerve at hip and thigh level, left leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Non-billable header |
| 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 femoral nerve at hip and thigh level, right leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S74.11). | Injury of femoral nerve at hip and thigh level, left leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S74.12). |
| 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