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S75.002A vs S75.009A

S75.002A (Unspecified injury of femoral artery, left leg, initial encounter) compared with S75.009A (Unspecified injury of femoral artery, unspecified leg, initial encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S75.002A and S75.009A code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S75.002A
Left
Unspecified injury of femoral artery, left leg, initial encounter
S75.009A
Unspecified
Unspecified injury of femoral artery, unspecified leg, initial 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. S75.002A and S75.009A 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

S75.002AUnspecified injury of femoral artery, left leg, initial encounterS75.009AUnspecified injury of femoral artery, unspecified leg, initial 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)
DefinitionUnspecified injury of femoral artery, left leg, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S75.002A).Unspecified injury of femoral artery, unspecified leg, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S75.009A).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S75The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S75

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